Calumet City contractor license & registration requirements

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   Completed application form

   Use the link in the sidebar.
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   Registration fee — $200.00 (Jan 1 – Dec 31); $100.00 if registered July 1 – Dec 31 (code §14-934, Ord. 18-51, 9-13-2018; 2019 registration form). NOTE: older 2018 General/Subcontractor form shows $150.00 / $75.00.

   Electrical contractor registration: $150.00 (Jan 1 – Dec 31) / $75.00 (July 1 – Dec 31). Violation fine $250–$750 per day (§14-931(c)).
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   License & permit bond — $10,000 surety bond (required 'prior to being issued a license, or upon annual renewal')

   Obligee: City of Calumet City (bond 'naming the City of Calumet City')
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   Certificate of insuranceconfirm by phone

   not published (certificate of general liability insurance naming City of Calumet City as certificate holder required; no dollar amount stated)
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   Workers' compensationconfirm by phone

   not published
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   Trade credentials

   Copy of current business license from another municipality (general form); HVAC: copy of EPA license plus bond and insurance; Plumbers: 055/058 license and liability insurance – plumbers must come in with 058/journeyman photo license and a letter of intent for each permit; Electricians: license from one of 17 approved municipalities (Chicago, Deerfield, Elgin, Glenview, North Chicago, Orland Park, Schaumburg, Waukegan, Wood Dale, Des Plaines, Buffalo Grove, Streamwood, Downers Grove, Libertyville, Lansing, Woodstock, Ottawa). Plumbing and electrical contractors registered under their own articles are exempt from the building-contractor license (§14-933).
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   Submit: Not published (PDF)

   not published (forms are PDFs; no mail/email/online instruction stated)

License term (as published)

Calendar year, January 1 – December 31 (half-year rate for registrations on/after July 1)

Expiry model

Calendar year — everyone expires Dec 31. Next: Dec 31, 2026

Renewal window / late fees

not published (annual renewal; bond must be posted 'upon annual renewal')

General contractor fee

$200.00 (Jan 1 – Dec 31); $100.00 if registered July 1 – Dec 31 (code §14-934, Ord. 18-51, 9-13-2018; 2019 registration form). NOTE: older 2018 General/Subcontractor form shows $150.00 / $75.00.

Subcontractor / trade fee

$200.00 (same as general per code §14-934(a): 'two hundred dollars ($200.00) for all general contractors and subcontractors'); $100.00 after July 1

Other fees & penalties

Electrical contractor registration: $150.00 (Jan 1 – Dec 31) / $75.00 (July 1 – Dec 31). Violation fine $250–$750 per day (§14-931(c)).

Bond

$10,000 surety bond (required 'prior to being issued a license, or upon annual renewal')

Bond payee / obligee

City of Calumet City (bond 'naming the City of Calumet City')

Liability insurance minimum

not published (certificate of general liability insurance naming City of Calumet City as certificate holder required; no dollar amount stated)

Workers' compensation

not published

Other requirements

Copy of current business license from another municipality (general form); HVAC: copy of EPA license plus bond and insurance; Plumbers: 055/058 license and liability insurance – plumbers must come in with 058/journeyman photo license and a letter of intent for each permit; Electricians: license from one of 17 approved municipalities (Chicago, Deerfield, Elgin, Glenview, North Chicago, Orland Park, Schaumburg, Waukegan, Wood Dale, Des Plaines, Buffalo Grove, Streamwood, Downers Grove, Libertyville, Lansing, Woodstock, Ottawa). Plumbing and electrical contractors registered under their own articles are exempt from the building-contractor license (§14-933).

Trades covered

All building contractors and subcontractors (code §14-931/14-932); separate registration forms for General/Subcontractor, Plumbing, Electrical, HVAC, Alarm, Roofing, Sewer and Sprinkler contractors.

Two fee schedules appear on the City's site: $150/$75 (2018 form) vs $200/$100 (2019 form); the current code (§14-934 as amended by Ord. 18-51) supports $200/$100. suretybonds.com (third-party) also cites a $10,000 bond under Sec. 14-931 – consistent.