Crestwood contractor license & registration requirements

1. 1
   Completed application form

   Use the link in the sidebar.
2. 2
   Registration fee — $100.00 ('GENERAL CONTRACTOR FEE $100.00'; code §110.14(B) General contractors $100)

   Late fee (code §110.03(C)): failure to renew – $50 if renewed within 10 days after the Dec 1 renewal date, thereafter a late fee equal to the license fee; failure to procure license before starting – late fee equal to license fee.
3. 3
   License & permit bond — $5,000 corporate surety bond (code §115.04(A); not mentioned on the application form)

   Obligee: Village of Crestwood ('bond running to the village')
4. 4
   Certificate of insurance

   Code §115.04(B): public liability at least $50,000 per person / $100,000 per accident bodily injury, and $25,000 property damage. Form requires Certificate of Insurance with Village of Crestwood listed as additional insured (no dollar amounts on form).
5. 5
   Workers' compensation

   yes (code §115.04(B)(1): certificate showing contractor carries worker's compensation insurance)
6. 6
   Trade credentials

   All electricians and plumbers must submit copy of state license with application; partnership/corporation officer names and addresses; 'Application will not be processed until payment is received.'
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   Submit: Not published (PDF)

   not published (printable PDF; payment must be received before processing)

License term (as published)

Calendar year: license year begins January 1 and terminates December 31 (code §110.08); renewal on January 1 each year

Expiry model

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

Renewal window / late fees

Re-apply and pay renewal fee prior to December 1 of the prior year (code §110.03(B)); $50 late fee within 10 days after Dec 1, then late fee equal to license fee

General contractor fee

$100.00 ('GENERAL CONTRACTOR FEE $100.00'; code §110.14(B) General contractors $100)

Subcontractor / trade fee

$25.00 ('SUB-CONTRACTOR FEE $25.00'; code §110.14(A) carpenters, concrete, masons, electricians, plumbers, roofers and all other building trade contractors other than general contractors $25)

Other fees & penalties

Late fee (code §110.03(C)): failure to renew – $50 if renewed within 10 days after the Dec 1 renewal date, thereafter a late fee equal to the license fee; failure to procure license before starting – late fee equal to license fee.

Bond

$5,000 corporate surety bond (code §115.04(A); not mentioned on the application form)

Bond payee / obligee

Village of Crestwood ('bond running to the village')

Liability insurance minimum

Code §115.04(B): public liability at least $50,000 per person / $100,000 per accident bodily injury, and $25,000 property damage. Form requires Certificate of Insurance with Village of Crestwood listed as additional insured (no dollar amounts on form).

Workers' compensation

yes (code §115.04(B)(1): certificate showing contractor carries worker's compensation insurance)

Other requirements

All electricians and plumbers must submit copy of state license with application; partnership/corporation officer names and addresses; 'Application will not be processed until payment is received.'

Trades covered

'ALL CONTRACTORS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE VILLAGE' (Building Dept page). Code §115.01/115.05: building contractors, cement/concrete, masonry, carpentry, general contractors and subcontractors; separate subchapter for sewer builders/drain layers.

Term, renewal window, late fees, bond and insurance minimums come from the code (American Legal), not the application form, which lists only fees, COI (additional insured) and state licenses. Village may not be enforcing the $5,000 bond in practice – confirm by phone.