Pete Quintella, City of Miami Beach Building Department; The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Volume 38, No. 31, of the August 3, 2012, Florida Administrative Weekly. The Board considered the Petition at a duly-noticed ...

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Construction Industry Licensing Board

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The Construction Industry Licensing Board has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Pete Quintella, City of Miami Beach Building Department on July 23, 2012. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:
The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Volume 38, No. 31, of the August 3, 2012, Florida Administrative Weekly. The Board considered the Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on September 14, 2012. Petitioner requested the Board to interpret Section 489.105(3)(g), Florida Statutes, and whether it is in the scope of a Class B air conditioning contractor to replace a 2 ton water cooled heat pump unit, which has been piped directly to the riser of a 500 ton water cooling tower; to replace a 2 ton water cooled heat pump unit , with shut off valves connected to the riser of a 500 ton water cooling tower; and to replace a broken shut-off valve feeding a water cooled 2 ton unit which is connected to the riser of a 500 ton water cooling tower. The Board’s Order, filed on October 19, 2012, issues a declaratory statement that it is outside the scope of a class B air conditioning contractor to replace a 2 ton water cooled heat pump unit, which has been piped directly to the riser of a 500 ton water cooling tower. Replacement of a 2 ton water cooled heat pump unit, with shut-off valves connected to the riser of a 500 ton water cooling tower is within the contractor’s scope. It is outside the contractor’s scope to replace a broken shut-off valve feeding a water cooled 2 ton unit which is connected to the riser of a 500 ton water cooling tower.
A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Drew Winters, Executive Director, Construction Industry Licensing Board, P.O. Box 5257, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-5257.
Please refer all comments to: Drew Winters, Executive Director, Construction Industry Licensing Board, P.O. Box 5257, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-5257.