Hazel Crest contractor license & registration requirements

1. 1
   Completed application form

   Use the link in the sidebar.
2. 2
   Registration fee — $125.00 annually — 'CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION FEE: Annual Fee (not prorated, expires 4/30) $125'

   Project cash/security bonds (fee schedule): Residential $1,000; Commercial up to $50,000 = $1,000; $50,001–$200,000 = $2,000; $200,001–$500,000 = $2,000; $500,001–$1,000,000 = $3,000; $1,000,001+ = $3/$1,000
3. 3
   License & permit bond — 'A 10,000.00 Surety Bond is required for any job over $10,000.00' (Permit General Process document); plus per-project cash/security bonds listed above

   Obligee not published — ask who the bond should name.
4. 4
   Certificate of insurance

   Comprehensive Public Liability 'not less than $250,000 for injuries, including accidental death to any one person ... not less than $500,000 on account of any one accident'; Property Damage 'not less than $100,000 for damage to property in any one accident with an aggregate limit of not less than $300,000'; certificates must show 'Village of Hazel Crest' as Certificate Holder
5. 5
   Workers' compensation

   yes — 'WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION & EMPLOYEE LIABILITY not less than $100,000 per person'; 'All General, Concrete and Roofing Contractors must have Workman's Compensation.'
6. 6
   Trade credentials

   Current certificate of public liability insurance presented with application; plumbing, electrical, roofing and alarm contractors provide copy of state license before work; plumbing contractors provide notarized letter of intent on company letterhead with current 055 license; general contractor must submit all subcontractor permit applications at the same time; scope of work signed by owner and contractor.
7. 7
   Submit: Not published (Word form)

   not published (Word .docx application; department is at Village Hall; permit process says applicant is called for pickup when approved)

License term (as published)

Annual, expires April 30 each year (not prorated)

Expiry model

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

Renewal window / late fees

not published

General contractor fee

$125.00 annually — 'CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION FEE: Annual Fee (not prorated, expires 4/30) $125'

Subcontractor / trade fee

not published (single flat $125.00 registration fee; no separate sub-contractor rate)

Other fees & penalties

Project cash/security bonds (fee schedule): Residential $1,000; Commercial up to $50,000 = $1,000; $50,001–$200,000 = $2,000; $200,001–$500,000 = $2,000; $500,001–$1,000,000 = $3,000; $1,000,001+ = $3/$1,000

Bond

'A 10,000.00 Surety Bond is required for any job over $10,000.00' (Permit General Process document); plus per-project cash/security bonds listed above

Bond payee / obligee

not published

Liability insurance minimum

Comprehensive Public Liability 'not less than $250,000 for injuries, including accidental death to any one person ... not less than $500,000 on account of any one accident'; Property Damage 'not less than $100,000 for damage to property in any one accident with an aggregate limit of not less than $300,000'; certificates must show 'Village of Hazel Crest' as Certificate Holder

Workers' compensation

yes — 'WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION & EMPLOYEE LIABILITY not less than $100,000 per person'; 'All General, Concrete and Roofing Contractors must have Workman's Compensation.'

Other requirements

Current certificate of public liability insurance presented with application; plumbing, electrical, roofing and alarm contractors provide copy of state license before work; plumbing contractors provide notarized letter of intent on company letterhead with current 055 license; general contractor must submit all subcontractor permit applications at the same time; scope of work signed by owner and contractor.

Trades covered

'All contractors must be registered with the Village of Hazel Crest.' Homeowners may do own work 'except for changing the electrical service which must be done by a Village registered electrical contractor.' Plumbing, electrical, roofing and alarm installation contractors must provide state license.

Fee schedule on the website is dated 2007 — verify currency with the department. Insurance limits on the form are unusually low ($250k/$500k). Third-party surety sites list a $10,000 Hazel Crest bond. Residential page lists hours 8:00–4:30 while dept page lists 8:00–5:00.