PCAB Categories

a) Regular license - issued to a domestic

construction firm (a Filipino sole -proprietorship
or a partnership/corporation with at least 60%
Filipino equity)

b) 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 of a single, specific
project/undertaking
Category is the graded level of aggregate
capability of a contractor with respect to his
principal classification and is based on pre-
determined qualification criteria which include
financial capacity, experience of sustaining
technical employees, track record, and
equipment.
"Classification" means the area of operation that
a contractor can engage in based on the
technical experience of his Sustaining Technical
Employee. There are three main contracting
classifications in the licensing of contractors
and which are further sub-classified accordingly:

a) General Engineering
GE-1 Road, highway, pavement, railway,
airport horizontal structures, &
bridges
GE-2 Flood control and irrigation
GE-3 Dam, reservoir, and tunneling
GE-4 Water supply
GE-5 Port, harbor, and offshore

b) General Building
GB-1 Building and industrial plant
GB-2 Sewerage and sewage treatment/
disposal plant
GB-3 Water treatment plant and system
GB-4 Park, playground, and recreational
work

c) Specialty
Sp-1 Foundation work
Sp-2 Structural steel work
Sp-3 Concrete pre-casting and pre-stressing
Sp-4 Plumbing and sanitary work
Sp-5 Electrical work
Sp-6 Mechanical work
Sp-7 Air-conditioning and refrigeration work
Sp-8 Elevator and escalator work
Sp-9 Fire-protection work
Sp-10 Waterproofing work
Sp-11 Painting work
Sp-13 Well-drilling work
Sp-14 Communication facilities