(1) No firm shall provide or hold itself out as providing construction management services unless it has a certificate of authority issued by the administrator. If one (1) or more principals or employees of a firm are licensed construction managers, the firm may apply to the administrator for a certificate of authority to provide and hold itself out as providing construction management services. An application for a certificate of authority shall:
(a)  Designate the licensed construction manager or managers, who are principals or employees of the firm, specified to be in responsible charge of construction management services provided by the firm;
(b)  Be accompanied by a statement signed by such licensed construction manager or managers accepting the responsibility and duty to provide construction management services for the firm; and
(c)  Contain such other information as the administrator reasonably may require.
If the administrator concludes that the construction manager or managers designated by the firm is or are licensed in good standing and that the firm meets such other criteria reasonably established by the board, he shall issue a certificate of authority to the firm authorizing it to provide and hold itself out as providing construction management services.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 54-4509

  • Administrator: means the administrator of the Idaho division of occupational and professional licenses. See Idaho Code 54-4503
  • Board: means the public works contractors license board established in section 54-1905, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 54-4503
  • Certificate of authority: means a certificate issued by the division of occupational and professional licenses authorizing a firm to provide or hold itself out as providing construction manager services. See Idaho Code 54-4503
  • Construction management services: means representation of an owner in public works construction by a person with substantial discretion and authority to plan including scheduling, estimating and approval, coordinate, manage or direct phases of a project for the construction, demolition, alteration, repair or reconstruction of any public work. See Idaho Code 54-4503
  • Construction manager: means an individual who performs construction management services. See Idaho Code 54-4503
  • Firm: means any business organization, including individuals, partnerships, corporations, associations or any combination thereof acting as a unit. See Idaho Code 54-4503
  • offer: means the representation by a person that the person possesses a valid construction manager license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter authorizing that person to provide construction management services. See Idaho Code 54-4503
(2)  If the construction manager or managers designated by the firm cease to be licensed or to be principals or employees of the firm, the firm shall immediately notify the administrator in writing and shall cease to hold itself out as qualified to offer construction management services. Upon receiving such notification, the administrator shall suspend the firm’s certificate of authority. If the firm is in the process of providing construction management services when its designated licensed construction manager becomes unable to provide those services, the firm shall complete the construction management services for the project by using the services of another licensed construction manager who need not be a principal or employee of the firm. The firm shall not provide or hold itself out as providing construction management services for other projects until the administrator has reinstated the firm’s certificate of authority which the administrator shall do if the firm submits an application for reinstatement of its certificate of authority, which shall contain the information required for an original application together with such other information as the administrator reasonably may require, and the administrator finds such application to be satisfactory and complete.