Park Forest contractor license & registration requirements

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   Completed application form

   Use the link in the sidebar.
2. 2
   Registration fee — $150 (General Contractor / General Building)

   Sewer Builder/Drain Layer $50; work without a permit – penalty fee of 50% over the original permit fee. Code §22-36 (business certificates generally): delinquent payment penalty of lesser of 50% of fee or $100 (Feb 1–28/29) and 2x fee on/after March 1 – applies to calendar-year certificates; contractor certificates run on a rolling term.
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   License & permit bond — $10,000.00 surety bond (effective 1/1/94), 'with surety to be approved by the village authorities'; must be maintained for the duration of the license

   Obligee: Village of Park Forest, 350 Victory Drive, Park Forest, IL 60466
4. 4
   Certificate of insurance

   Commercial general liability $1,000,000.00; general aggregate $2,000,000.00; employer's liability $500,000.00; property damage (public liability & vehicle) $5,000.00; workers' compensation within statutory limits (code §18-442(b))
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   Workers' compensation

   yes (statutory limits; web page phrases it as '$500,000 worker's compensation')
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   Trade credentials

   Certificate of Insurance with Village of Park Forest as certificate holder; executed surety bond; signed/dated proposal showing work type; proof of vehicle insurance card; Roofers: current Illinois State License; Electricians: current Electrical Contractor's Certification (state certification); Plumbers: separate Plumbing Contractor's application + Illinois State License. Licenses are non-transferable (§18-444).
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   Submit: In person / mail only (no email)

   Drop-off or mail only: 'We do not take contractor registration via email, all paperwork has to be dropped off in the office or mailed to the office including payment.'

License term (as published)

Rolling one-year term: code §22-45(b) – 'Contractor's certificates shall expire in the twelfth month after the month of issuance.' (All other business certificates expire December 31.) Consistent with the Village's published licensed-contractor list, which shows individual expiration dates (e.g., 01/06/27, 03/02/27, 04/01/27).

Expiry model

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

Renewal window / late fees

not published (no renewal window or late fee stated for contractor licenses; renewal per §22-48 at the beginning of a new certificate period upon payment of fee)

General contractor fee

$150 (General Contractor / General Building)

Subcontractor / trade fee

$50 (Building Sub-contractor)

Other fees & penalties

Sewer Builder/Drain Layer $50; work without a permit – penalty fee of 50% over the original permit fee. Code §22-36 (business certificates generally): delinquent payment penalty of lesser of 50% of fee or $100 (Feb 1–28/29) and 2x fee on/after March 1 – applies to calendar-year certificates; contractor certificates run on a rolling term.

Bond

$10,000.00 surety bond (effective 1/1/94), 'with surety to be approved by the village authorities'; must be maintained for the duration of the license

Bond payee / obligee

Village of Park Forest, 350 Victory Drive, Park Forest, IL 60466

Liability insurance minimum

Commercial general liability $1,000,000.00; general aggregate $2,000,000.00; employer's liability $500,000.00; property damage (public liability & vehicle) $5,000.00; workers' compensation within statutory limits (code §18-442(b))

Workers' compensation

yes (statutory limits; web page phrases it as '$500,000 worker's compensation')

Other requirements

Certificate of Insurance with Village of Park Forest as certificate holder; executed surety bond; signed/dated proposal showing work type; proof of vehicle insurance card; Roofers: current Illinois State License; Electricians: current Electrical Contractor's Certification (state certification); Plumbers: separate Plumbing Contractor's application + Illinois State License. Licenses are non-transferable (§18-444).

Trades covered

Building contractors and general building contractors (code §18-441); categories on form: General (Building), Building Sub-contractor, Sewer Builder/Drain Layer; plumbers use separate Plumbing Contractor application. Sub-contractors under written contract to a licensed GC are not required to hold their own license (§18-443) but GC must verify subs are insured to §18-442 minimums.

GAP FILLED: license term is not printed on the application PDF or web page; it comes from Code §22-45(b) (Ord. 2095, 9-24-2018): contractor certificates expire in the twelfth month after the month of issuance (i.e., one year, rolling). The Village publishes an updated licensed-contractor list (name, type, status, license expiration, phone) on its Contractors page. Grounds for revocation include letting listed insurance lapse and GC failing to verify sub insurance (§18-446).