Oregon CCB investigators Sweep South Coast, Oct. 26

Recently, field investigators from the Construction Contractors Board (CCB) conducted a sweep of southern Oregon coast in Curry, Coos and Douglas counties. The sweep began on October 15 and ended on October 19. Field investigators found violations ranging from working without a license to failure to follow lead-based paint license guidelines. Violations were also discovered in transit to and from the counties targeted in the sweep. Altogether, 142 job sites were checked and 41 violations were recorded. 8 Exempt with employees: 1 – North Bend; 1 – Port Orford; 2 – Bandon; 1 – Coos Bay; 1 – Coquille; 1 – Portland; 1 – Eugene.  16 Working without a license: 1 – Langlois; 1 – Coos Bay; 2 – Gold Beach; 4 – Brookings; 1 – Bandon; 1 – North Bend; 1 – Myrtle Point; 4 – Port Orford; 1 – Eugene. 8 Lead-based paint violations: 1 – Coos Bay; 1 – North Bend; 1 – Bandon; 2 – Brookings; 1 – Coquille; 2 – Eugene. 2 Non-exempt contractors working without workers compensation insurance:  1 – Brookings; 1 – North Bend. 7 Other violations: 1 – Brookings; 1 – Bandon; 1 – Coquille; 2 – North Bend; 1 – Myrtle Point; 1 – Eugene. The majority of violations were found at residential job sites. Oregon law requires nearly everyone who remodels, repairs or builds a home to be licensed by the Construction Contractors Board. Homeowners who wish to hire a contractor can verify their contractor’s license on the CCB website at http://search.ccb.state.or.us/search/.  Anyone with questions can call the Construction Contractors Board at 503-378-4621.