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Board denies general‑contractor reciprocity, offers applicant option to reapply as building contractor
Summary
The Escambia County board denied Bobby Brock’s request to reciprocate a general‑contractor license from Santa Rosa County but allowed him to reapply for a building‑contractor license using his existing test scores and application fees.
The Escambia County Contractor Competency Board on Aug. 6 denied an application to reciprocate a general‑contractor license from Santa Rosa County and offered the applicant an alternative pathway.
Bobby Brock asked the board to accept his Santa Rosa County general‑contractor credentials and experience affidavit for reciprocity. Staff explained that Escambia County requires four years of verifiable experience in the trade sought for examination and reciprocity, and board members questioned whether Brock’s documented experience included work on higher‑rise or multistory buildings customary for a general contractor. Brock told the board he did not have experience supervising projects over four stories and said he had been advised by another county that it would be faster to obtain a residential license first.
After discussion about local ordinance requirements and the limits of reciprocal recognition, a motion carried to deny reciprocity for a general contractor but permit Brock to reapply as a building contractor. The board directed staff to accept Brock’s Santa Rosa examination scores in lieu of taking a new building‑contractor exam, and to apply his existing application fees to the new application should he choose to reapply. The motion passed by unanimous voice/hand vote.
Board members emphasized the decision was intended to match local experience requirements with licensure levels rather than to bar Brock from working; staff offered assistance on next steps.
