Country Club Hills contractor license & registration requirements

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   Completed application form

   Use the link in the sidebar.
2. 2
   Registration fee — $150.00 per year ('CONTRACTOR ... $150.00 YEAR'; confirmed in Ordinance OA-28-25 fee schedule §14.9.05: 'Contractor's License Fee, General $150.00')
3. 3
   License & permit bond — $10,000.00 — 'Post a surety or cash bond in the amount of Ten Thousand and no/100 Dollars to indemnify and hold harmless the City from any and all liability that may result from the work to be performed in the various contracts that may be carried out during the year.'

   Obligee: City of Country Club Hills (bond is 'to indemnify and hold harmless the City')
4. 4
   Certificate of insuranceconfirm by phone

   not published ('Provide a Certificate of Insurance' — no limits stated)
5. 5
   Workers' compensationconfirm by phone

   not published
6. 6
   Trade credentials

   Copy of state license/registration required with application for electrical and plumbing contractors; 'All required information must be turned in with application. Any incomplete applications will not be processed.'; applicant agrees to conform to all City ordinances.
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   Submit: In person / mail only (no fax or email)

   In person or mail only — 'Documents submitted via fax or emailed to the City of Country Club Hills will not be accepted.' (Contractor account, permit applications and inspection requests can be made online via BS&A.)

   Portal: BS&A Online (permits)

License term (as published)

Fiscal year May 1 – April 30 ('Pay a license fee of $150.00 for a Fiscal Year May 1st thru April 30th')

Expiry model

Fixed year — everyone expires Apr 30. Next: Apr 30, 2027

Renewal window / late fees

not published

General contractor fee

$150.00 per year ('CONTRACTOR ... $150.00 YEAR'; confirmed in Ordinance OA-28-25 fee schedule §14.9.05: 'Contractor's License Fee, General $150.00')

Subcontractor / trade fee

$150.00 per year ('SUB-CONTRACTOR ... $150.00 YEAR'; OA-28-25: 'Contractor's License Fee, Subcontractor $150.00')

Other fees & penalties

not published

Bond

$10,000.00 — 'Post a surety or cash bond in the amount of Ten Thousand and no/100 Dollars to indemnify and hold harmless the City from any and all liability that may result from the work to be performed in the various contracts that may be carried out during the year.'

Bond payee / obligee

City of Country Club Hills (bond is 'to indemnify and hold harmless the City')

Liability insurance minimum

not published ('Provide a Certificate of Insurance' — no limits stated)

Workers' compensation

not published

Other requirements

Copy of state license/registration required with application for electrical and plumbing contractors; 'All required information must be turned in with application. Any incomplete applications will not be processed.'; applicant agrees to conform to all City ordinances.

Trades covered

'Each contractor who contracts to do work within the City of Country Club Hills' — contractors and sub-contractors (application is for a 'Contractors Business License'). 'Any electrical or plumbing work done under a permit shall be performed by a qualified contractor who is registered and/or licensed under the State of Illinois statutes or certified testing agent.'

Application PDF and ordinances are scanned images (no text layer) — read visually via browser. Same $150 fee for contractor and sub-contractor. Third-party surety sites list a $10,000 bond consistent with official form.