Frankfort contractor license & registration requirements

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   Completed application form

   Use the link in the sidebar.
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   Registration fee — $150
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   License & permit bond — Permit Bond (original): $25,000 general contractor / $15,000 sub-contractor (code 150.53 also allows a letter of credit; bond must be issued by company authorized in State of Illinois)

   Obligee not published — ask who the bond should name.
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   Certificate of insurance

   General Liability $1,000,000 (GC) / $500,000 (Sub); Auto Liability $500,000 (GC) / $200,000 (Sub); Excess Liability $2,000,000 (GC) / $1,000,000 (Sub); Workers' Comp & Employer Liability $100,000 / $100,000
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   Workers' compensation

   yes ($100,000 Workman's Comp & Employer Liability listed for both classes)
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   Trade credentials

   Complete and signed application; copy of valid driver's license; Certificate of Insurance (original); Permit Bond (original); copy of state license when applicable (e.g., plumbing, roofing); Independent Contractor Affidavit when applicable. Certificate must provide 90 days prior written notice of cancellation to the village (code 150.54). Registered contractors must create a BS&A Online account and link it with a PIN from the Village to apply for permits online.
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   Submit: Email

   email: 'Contractor registration requirements must be submitted by email to Jodi Blasgen at jblasgen@frankfortil.org.' Also: 'Please note that contractors are not able to register online.'

License term (as published)

one year from issuance ('Licenses or registrations are valid for one year from the date of the license or registration certificate, unless terminated earlier for cause'; code 150.55: 'valid for one year from date of issue')

Expiry model

Rolling — one year from your issue date. Every contractor has a different deadline.

Renewal window / late fees

not published

General contractor fee

$150

Subcontractor / trade fee

$75

Other fees & penalties

not published (code 150.53 says fees 'to be set by the Board of Trustees')

Bond

Permit Bond (original): $25,000 general contractor / $15,000 sub-contractor (code 150.53 also allows a letter of credit; bond must be issued by company authorized in State of Illinois)

Bond payee / obligee

not published (code: deposited 'with the Village Building Department')

Liability insurance minimum

General Liability $1,000,000 (GC) / $500,000 (Sub); Auto Liability $500,000 (GC) / $200,000 (Sub); Excess Liability $2,000,000 (GC) / $1,000,000 (Sub); Workers' Comp & Employer Liability $100,000 / $100,000

Workers' compensation

yes ($100,000 Workman's Comp & Employer Liability listed for both classes)

Other requirements

Complete and signed application; copy of valid driver's license; Certificate of Insurance (original); Permit Bond (original); copy of state license when applicable (e.g., plumbing, roofing); Independent Contractor Affidavit when applicable. Certificate must provide 90 days prior written notice of cancellation to the village (code 150.54). Registered contractors must create a BS&A Online account and link it with a PIN from the Village to apply for permits online.

Trades covered

All contractors: 'All contractors working in Frankfort must hold a valid contractors license.' Two classes: General Contractor and Sub-contractor (trades such as plumbing, electrical 'and the like' per code 150.50). Code 150.50 excludes homeowners working on their own residence. 'Any contractor exempt from local licensing requirements must register with the village prior to completing work in Frankfort.'

Two village pages give different penalty figures: contractors.php says '$750/day max' while contractor_licensing.php says 'fine up to $500 per day'. Code 150.53 also states 'The surety performance bond shall remain in full force 12 months following the issuance of an occupancy permit.' Frankfort treats state-exempt contractors as still required to 'register' with the village. Dollar amounts on the website are the Board-set figures; the code itself defers fees/insurance to the Board of Trustees.