A. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, if an entity that is not licensed or not properly licensed pursuant to this chapter bids on a contract for a project with an aggregate worth of more than $1,000, the registrar may not issue the entity a license for one year after the bid date. For the purposes of this subsection, aggregate worth does not include any electrical fixture or appliance that meets all of the following:

1. 1. Was designed by the manufacturer.
2. 2. Is unaltered, unchanged or unmodified by any person.
3. 3. Can be plugged into a common electrical outlet.
4. 4. Does not involve the connection to a supply of natural gas, propane or other petroleum or gaseous fuel.

B. This section does not apply to an entity that bids on a contract for either of the following:

1. 1. A department of transportation project.
2. 2. A project that is subject to the federal acquisition regulation, title 48 Code of Federal Regulations, including the department of defense federal acquisition regulation.

D. The registrar shall issue an entity a written warning relating to unlicensed activity if the registrar has not previously issued the entity a warning and if the entity bids on a contract for a project pursuant to subsection A of this section and the project has an aggregate worth of more than $1,000 but less than $20,000, excluding any electrical fixture or appliance that meets all of the following:

1. 1. Was designed by the manufacturer.
2. 2. Is unaltered, unchanged or unmodified by any person.
3. 3. Can be plugged into a common electrical outlet.
4. 4. Does not involve the connection to a supply of natural gas, propane or other petroleum or gaseous fuel.