All licensed air-conditioning and refrigeration contractors
and companies shall register with the code enforcement department.
A copy of the certificate of insurance as indicated below must be
provided along with a copy of the contractor license and driver's
license of each contractor. An annual registration fee as set forth
in the master fee schedule for new construction, additions to existing
buildings or structures or when necessary for the change out of air-conditioning
and refrigeration units.
(1)
A
person, firm, or corporation shall not perform work requiring a license
under the state department of licensing and regulation in accordance
with title 2, Occupations Code, chapter 51. Except as provided by
chapter 51, a person, firm, or corporation may not perform or offer
to perform work as required under chapter 51 unless the person or
business holds an appropriate license issued or recognized under this
section.
(2)
A
licensed applicant or licensee shall file with the city a completed
certificate of insurance or other evidence satisfactory to the city
when applying for initial and renewal licenses and upon request of
the city.
(3)
Each
successful applicant for this license shall maintain and furnish to
the city the following general liability and completed operation insurance:
(A)
License holders shall have bodily injury liability insurance of at
least three hundred thousand and no/100 dollars ($300,000.00) and
property damage liability insurance of at least three hundred thousand
dollars ($300,000.00) for both general liability and completed operations
insurance. This amount shall equal the same amount as the state, should
requirements be changed by the state.
(B)
If the person holding a license severs the connection with a firm
that is jointly covered by the same insurance, a new certificate showing
proper coverage will be required of both parties.
(C)
The holder of any license is responsible for providing evidence of
a new or renewal policy of any required insurance coverage upon termination
or renewal of any policy.
(4)
Such
applicant shall furnish the chief building official with a certificate
of insurance on an industry standard certificate of insurance form
with a thirty-day cancellation notice.
(5)
A
licensed contractor shall furnish the name of the insurance carrier,
policy number, name, address, and telephone number of the insurance
agent with whom the contracting company is insured to any customer
who requests it.
(6)
Insurance
must be obtained from an admitted company or an eligible surplus lines
carrier, as defined in the Texas Insurance Code, chapter 981, or other
insurance companies that are rated by A.M. Best Company as B+ or higher.
(7)
The
insurance policy shall include a provision that in the event such
coverage is cancelled or reduced, the insurance company shall notify
the chief building official at least prior to such cancellation or
reduction in coverage.
(Ordinance 11-3542, sec. II (20-201),
adopted 1/25/11; Ordinance 23-3746 adopted 5/23/2023)
