Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Respondent: MICHAEL E. MABIRE
Judges: ROBERT S. COHEN
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Pensacola, Florida
Filed: Jul. 01, 2010
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, July 30, 2010.
Latest Update: Jan. 03, 2025
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STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
Petitioner,
vs. Case Number: 2006-050461
“MICHAEL ERIC MABIRE
MICHABL MABIRE CONSTRUCTION CO, INC. :
FICA FRIDAY CONSTRUCTION CO,OF NW FLORIDA, INC. .
‘Respondent. /
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"petitioner, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL
REGULATION ("Petitioner” or “DBPR"), files this Adrninistrative Complaint against
-MICHAEL ERIC MABIRE AND MICHAEL MABIRE CONSTRUCTION CO,, INC.
FKA FRIDAY CONSTRUCTION CO. OF NW FLORIDA, INC: ("Respondent"), and
Baye: ) .
1. Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating the practice ‘of
contracting pursuant to Section 20,165, Florida Statutes, and Chapters 455 and. 489,
Florida Statutes. :
2. ‘The Department of Business and Professional Regulation bas jutisdiction
over the unlicensed practice of contracting pursuant to Section 455.228, Florida Statutes,
3. Chapter 120, Florida Statutes, entitles Respondent to elect a hearing
"_ regarding the allegitions contained herein. Rule 28-106.111, Florida Administrative
Code, provides in part that if Respondent fails to request a hearing within twenty-one
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(21) days of receipt of an agency pleading, Respondent waives his right to request a
hearing on the facts alleged. a
4, At no time material hereto was ; Respondent MICHAEL ERIC MABIRE
duly registered or certified to engage in the practice of contracting, pursuant to Chapter
429, Florida Statutes.
5, Al no time material hereto was Respondent MICHAEL | MABIRE
CONSTRUCTION co. FKA FRIDAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF Nw.
FLORIDA, INC. duly qualified to engage in the practice of contracting pursuatt to
Chapter 489, Florida Statutes
«gst all times material hereto, “gpenifically effective July 26, 2005,
Respondent MICHABL ERIC ‘MABIRE was the Registered’ Agent and
Officer/Direttor/President of Respondent MICHAEL MABIRE CONSTRUCTION co.
FKA FRIDAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF NW FLORIDA, INC.
7. Respondent's Js last known address is POR 30664, Pensacola, FL 32503-
' 1664. _
§. On or about July 26, 2005 Respondent entered 2 cottract with Patricia
Harwood (“Harwood”) to ‘perform roofing, structural work, and electrical work at
Harwood’ property in Santa Rosa County, Florida.
9, For the “aforementioned project, Respondent was paid approximately
$57,000.00 by insurance company proceeds; $25,000.00 by check number 2764 on
September 14, 2005; $25,000.00 by check number 199 on December 9, 2005; and
$25,000.00 by check number 251 on December 22, 2005.
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10, - Subsection 489. 105(3), Florida Statutes, provides that a “contractor” is
“[plerson who, for compensation, undertakes to, subsaits a bid to, or does himself or
herself or by others construct, yepair, alter, remodel, add to, demolish, mbtract from, or
improve any building or structure, inciuding related improvements to real estate, for
‘ others or for resale to others; and whose job scope is substintially similar to the job ‘scope
described in one of the subsequent paragraphs of this subsection.” ;
11, ‘The contracting for and/or the performance of the work described above
" gonstitutes engaging in the practice of éontracting pursuant Subsections 489.105(3),
489,505(2) and/or 489.505(12), Florida Statutes.
12, Section 489.113(2), Florida Statutes, provides that “[n]o person who is not
certified or registered shall practice contracting in this state.”
13, Subsections 489,105(6) and 489.505(9), Florida Statutes, provide that the
attempted sale of contracting services and the negotiation or bid for a contract on these
’ services also constitutes contracting. | .
COUNT ONE
14. Petitioner realloges and incorporates herein by reference the allegations
contained in the foregcing ‘paragraphs one (1) through thirteen (13). )
15. Based upon the foregoing, Respondent has violated Section 489. 127(1) ©,
Florida Statutes, which provides that no peeson shall “[elesage in the business or act in
the capacity of a contractor or advertise himself or herself or 2 business
organization. without being duly registered or certified or having a certificate of
authority.”
COUNT TWO
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16, Petitioner realleges and incorporates herein by reference the allegations
contained i in the foregoing paragraphs one (1) through thirteen (13).
17. Subsection 489. 531(1), Florida Statutes, provides that a person may not
practice contracting or advertise himself or a business organization as available to engage
in electrical or alarm systemt contracting unless the person is certified or registered to do
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1%. Based upon the foregoing, Respondent has violated Subsection
489,531(1), Florida Statutes, by engaging in the unlicensed practice of electrical
| contracting.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests the entry of an Order
imposing one or more of the following penalties: an administrative fine not to exceed
$10,000.00 per incident for Chapter 489 Part I, Florida Statutes, violations and $5,000. 00
per incident for Chapter 489 Part II, Florida Statutes, violations, agsesament of costs
related to the investigation and prosecution of the case excluding costs associated with an
attorney's. time; and/or any other relief the Department of Business and Professional
Regulation is authorized to impose pursuunt to Chapters 455 and 489, Florida’ Statutes,
and the rules ptomulgated thereunder.
signedthis_ /&/41_ day of feb firernger , ROT,
FILED. LIE
Department ot paps anit acorns Roguiation
Chief Attorney
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COSUNSEL FOR DEPARTMENT: -
Laura Patricia Gaffney, FEN 437867
Chief Attomey Unlicensed Enforcement
Department of Business and
Professional Regulation
Office of the General Counsel
41940 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, PL 32399-0750
Telephone (850) 488-0062
Fax (850)
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Docket for Case No: 10-004487
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Jul. 30, 2010 |
Order Relinquishing Jurisdiction and Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Jul. 29, 2010 |
Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction filed.
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Jul. 20, 2010 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Jul. 20, 2010 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for September 22, 2010; 9:30 a.m., Central Time; Pensacola, FL).
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Jul. 14, 2010 |
Motion for Extension of Time filed.
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Jul. 09, 2010 |
Unilateral Response to Initial Order filed.
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Jul. 02, 2010 |
Initial Order.
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Jul. 01, 2010 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Jul. 01, 2010 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Jul. 01, 2010 |
Agency referral filed.
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