Harvey contractor license & registration requirements

1. 1
   Completed application form

   Use the link in the sidebar.
2. 2
   Registration fee — $250.00 — Municipal Code §3-01-010 fee table: '15-68-020 Contractors' Work Permit Fee $250.00' (code current through 2025-02-24). Online registration form includes a Payment step but does not display the amount.
3. 3
   License & permit bond — Online form: '$20,000 Surety Bond certified to The City of Harvey'. Municipal Code §3-01-030 lists '5-34-020 Bond for Contractor Application Work Permits $10,000.00' and '15-68-020 Plumber and Mechanical Contractor's Liability Bond $10,000.00' — DISCREPANCY between form and code.

   Obligee: City of Harvey, Illinois (Code 5-34-020 obligee; third-party site bondability.com lists 'City of Harvey, Planning Department')
4. 4
   Certificate of insurance

   Online form: '$1,000,000 Liability Insurance Certificate certified to City of Harvey'. Code §3-01-030/5-34-010: Comprehensive Public Liability 'Not less than $250,000.00 for injuries, including accidental death'; Property Damage 'Not less than $100,000.00 for damage to property in any one accident with any aggregate limit of not less than $300,000.00'; City of Harvey as loss payee.
5. 5
   Workers' compensation

   yes per Code 5-34-010(A): 'Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability Insurance for Contractors — Not less than $100,000.00 per employee' (not listed as an upload on the online form)
6. 6
   Trade credentials

   Upload 'Copy of a License held with another city, and a copy of your State License'; State Tax ID and Federal ID; owner, manager and emergency contact info; 'All required documents must be uploaded'.
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   Submit: Online portal only

   Online via the City's electronic forms portal (cohforms.cityofharveyil.gov); the PDF form linked on the City site (Contractors-License-Registration-Form.pdf) returns 404.

   Portal: City e-forms (cohforms)

License term (as published)

Annual — form states 'MUST BE RENEWED ANNUALLY'; exact term dates not published (third-party bondability.com says licenses 'expire a year from the date of registration'; City business licenses generally expire April 30)

Expiry model

Not published — use the expiry date on your certificate.

Renewal window / late fees

not published for contractors (City business licenses: renew Jan 1–Mar 31; $50 late fee after Mar 31)

General contractor fee

$250.00 — Municipal Code §3-01-010 fee table: '15-68-020 Contractors' Work Permit Fee $250.00' (code current through 2025-02-24). Online registration form includes a Payment step but does not display the amount.

Subcontractor / trade fee

not published

Other fees & penalties

not published

Bond

Online form: '$20,000 Surety Bond certified to The City of Harvey'. Municipal Code §3-01-030 lists '5-34-020 Bond for Contractor Application Work Permits $10,000.00' and '15-68-020 Plumber and Mechanical Contractor's Liability Bond $10,000.00' — DISCREPANCY between form and code.

Bond payee / obligee

City of Harvey, Illinois (Code 5-34-020 obligee; third-party site bondability.com lists 'City of Harvey, Planning Department')

Liability insurance minimum

Online form: '$1,000,000 Liability Insurance Certificate certified to City of Harvey'. Code §3-01-030/5-34-010: Comprehensive Public Liability 'Not less than $250,000.00 for injuries, including accidental death'; Property Damage 'Not less than $100,000.00 for damage to property in any one accident with any aggregate limit of not less than $300,000.00'; City of Harvey as loss payee.

Workers' compensation

yes per Code 5-34-010(A): 'Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability Insurance for Contractors — Not less than $100,000.00 per employee' (not listed as an upload on the online form)

Other requirements

Upload 'Copy of a License held with another city, and a copy of your State License'; State Tax ID and Federal ID; owner, manager and emergency contact info; 'All required documents must be uploaded'.

Trades covered

All contractors — 'If a contractor is used by the owner to perform any work, the contractor must be registered in the City of Harvey before starting any work.' Online form has 'Type Of Contractor' and 'Trade/Specialty' fields; Code 15-68-020: plumbing contractors must be state licensed; plumber's and mechanical contractor's liability bonds required.

Fee comes from the Municipal Code, not the application. Bond amount conflicts: online form says $20,000, code fee table says $10,000. Contractors must use a City-registered contractor for homeowner permits. Original PDF application (2021) is no longer available on the site.