A civil engineer can work as a contractor. However, this is true only after the civil engineer is licensed as a contractor by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB).
Section 23 of RA 544 states that only registered civil engineers can take charge or supervise construction or alteration of any building or structure and other engineering works.
4.3.1. RA 4566 (CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE LAW)
"R.A. 4566 as amended by P.D. No. 1746 provides that no contractor (including sub-contractor and specialty contractor) shall engage in the business of contracting without first having secured a PCAB license to conduct business. It is an offense to engage in contracting business without a license first being obtained." [Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines]
4.3.2. TYPES OF CONTRACTORS LICENSE
- Regular license. Issued to a domestic construction firm ( a sole proprietorship/partnership/corporation with at least 60% Filipino equity.
- Special license. Issued to a joint venture, a consortium, a foreign contractor, or a project owner who authorizes the licensee to engage only in the construction or a single, specific project/undertaking.
4.3.3. AUTHORIZED MANAGING OFFICERS
The qualifications to be an AMO:
- Senior Executive of a company
- With at least 2 years experience in implementing a construction project in amanagerial or supervisory capacity; and
- Nominated by the firm and possessing managerial powers
4.3.4. SUSTAINING TECHNICAL EMPLOYEE
A Sustaining Technical Employee is a licensed technical professional with at least three (3) years experience.
The STE (Sustaining Technical Employee) forms the backbone of the contractor and represents the technical qualifications required for a PCAB license as well as the License Classification. STEs also play a major part in determining the License Category.
Every contractor shall have at least one Sustaining Technical Employee (STE) who has undergone the 40 hour Construction Occupational Safety and Health (COSH) Course for Site Safety Officers as a condition for license renewal or New License Application.
A Sustaining Technical Employee (STE) must have at least three (3) years experience of construction implementation and knowledge of Philippine construction-building codes and ordinances, labor safety codes and other laws applicable to construction operation
4.3.5. COSH SEMINAR
The Construction Safety and Health Seminar is a forty (40)-hour seminar that is intended to equip the contractor/applicant with the knowledge on standard occupational safety, health, practices and processes in construction industry.
The following are those who should attend:
- The proprietor in an application for a new license
- Any person nominated as Authorized Managing Officer (AMO) in an application for new license of a partnership or corporation
- Any person designated to replace the AMO of a PCAB licensed contractor (application to be filed: CAMO: Change in AMO)
- Proprietors or AMO of applicants for upgrading of license category
- At least (1) Sustaining Technical Employee (STE) of the film. If the proprietor or AMO who are the same time STEs of their companies who have completed the course on COSH are deemed compliant
4.3.6. AMO SEMINAR
The AMO Seminar is a two(2)-day seminar that is intended to equip the contractor/applicant with the basic knowledge on construction safety, building and lien laws, taxation, labor and other relevant laws, and the basic principles of the construction business.
Notes are excerpts from Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines
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