Certificate of registration — Issuance, duration, renewal — Suspension. Inspection by department — Subcontractor list — Certificate of registration. Partnership or joint venture deemed registered, when. Fees for issuing or renewing certificate of registration. Registration prerequisite to suit. Business practices — Advertising — Penalty.
Unlawful advertising — Liability. Unlawful advertising — Citations. Building permits — Verification of registration required — Responsibilities of issuing entity — Penalties. Application for Construction Contractor. Complete packet that includes the application, bond or assignment of savings account, insurance, and fee. Renewals and reinstatements available online. Home Open a business Get started Apply for a license Plan for taxes.
To renew online , you will need the following information:. Review the information on the contractor registration renewal card you received in the mail. Your bond amount cannot be reduced for 2 years if you switch from a general to a specialty contractor.
Note: Include your registration renewal card with your paperwork. This will help us quickly process your renewal. We suspend a registration when the registration requirements are not met, such as a bond or insurance cancelling or expiring or an unsatisfied judgment. When we suspend a registration, we will notify you by both certified and first-class mail within 2 days of the suspension.
The letter will tell you what you need to do to reinstate your registration. By reinstating online , your registration will show as active as soon as you make your payment. After you've registered, you must use your contractor registration number on all your business communications.
By law, when you advertise, solicit bids or offer to perform work, you must always include your contractor registration number. This includes business cards, Yellow Page ads, newspaper ads, internet ads, estimates and bid proposals. Surety bonds are available through a bonding company or insurance agency. Premiums vary with each company, as do the requirements for being bonded.
The alternative to a bond is an assigned bank account. You may post the required amount in the form of cash, a certificate of deposit, time deposit, or money market account in a bank, savings and loan association or credit union with a branch in Washington.
Understand your responsibilities for the safety of your employees and sub-contractors. Contact the Washington State Dept. If you will be applying pesticides, contact the Washington State Dept. Neither the State of Washington nor any agency, officer, or employee of the State of Washington warrants the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of any information in the Public Access System and shall not be liable for any losses caused by such reliance on the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of such information.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, portions may be incorrect or not current. Any person or entity who relies on information obtained from the System does so at his or her own risk.
Homeowners Be an informed consumer and hire smart! The Verify a Contractor, Tradesperson or Business tool allows you to: Look up subcontractors and tradespeople. Verify if the contractor has an active license. See if they have safety or construction citations. Find out if they have lawsuits against their bond. Confirm names of business owners. And much more. The Verify a Contractor, Tradesperson or Business allows you to: Look up subcontractors and tradespeople.
Verify a contractor has an active license. Verify a tradesperson is certified. Verify a contractor has an active workers' comp account. See if the contractor has safety citations or other infractions.
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