Posts: 115
Registered: 2004-03-10 Westville, Florida
I have many tools, compressors, 2gal - 60 gal, half a dozen nailers, chop saws from 7 1/4 - 10", radial arm sawas tables saws , sho size and portable, planers,..........
I spent a couple + decades working AVIONICS, the past few years I have been contractor. They are not going to let a few good-ol- boys in a pickup bring some lumber and build something. First of all, .. in Florida it is a felony!!!
I do not even go to state or government bids. To build their shit house, they will send out invitations to bid, advertise for many weeks or months. Contractors will show up, many of them to go through the numbers. It is a waste of time. The guy that is going to get it will be having a cup of coffee with the guy running the bid deal. He has done many jobs for them before and the state will just be going throught the numbers. then you will have weeks or months to submit your bids with your license info, insurance , bonds, etc.
I go out to install cabinets. People often ask, are you licensed and insured?
What license? Cabinetry is not a state licensed trade, i.e. plumbing, general contractor for structure, electrical. Cabinetry ,falls under handy man. When in Jacksonville, or Orlando we had a state occupational license. Holmes and Walton county do not have them.
Government normally require unreal insurance requirements. zillions of dollars just to cut grass.
Permits must be pulled. In a lot of places, simply to put up a Sears tin shed requires a permit, make sure it is in code and so they can raise property taxes.
Permits can only be pulled by a property owner or licensed contractor.
If you do anything that requires structure, electrical, plumbing etc. you have to have a state masters contractors license, it is a felony in Florida not to.
Florida does not like the liability of cave diving in their parks. That is why a lot of them require cave diving certification, only dive when the park is closed to others and not dive during recreation and swimmer hours.
Most cave divers would sign a waiiver to a roll of shit paper on a tree limb, but, this will not be the case.
In short, if the springs/sinks are to be for the certified cave diving community, they may have trouble getting funding to do the project. They may even, s they have done throughout in Florida, i.e. cruise ships, come up with some kind of scuba tax.
If you can work the opening of the sinks to "all divers and recreational snorkelers and swimmers", you may have a better chance.
Last modified: 2005-03-26 18:54:07 by seahunt
2005-03-26 18:49:40