Building contractor and remodeler license application
The licensing program requires only companies to obtain a license (therefore,
in the case of an individual, the license is issued to an "individual
proprietorship"). However, each company must designate one individual who will
serve as a "qualifying person" regardless of whether the licensee is an
individual proprietorship, partnership or corporation. The qualifying person is
the individual who must take the required examination and fulfill the continuing
education requirements for the licensee.
Licensing requirements for a building contractor license:
- Completed Residential Building Contractor or Remodeler License
Application.
- License fee, plus the appropriate Contractor Recovery Fund fee (see
chart below. Please note: Fees cannot be prorated for licenses issued for a
portion of the license period. The fee is the same no matter when a license
is obtained during the 12-month license period.
For
License Reinstatement Through
March 31, 2010 |
| If gross
receipts are: |
Recovery
fund fee |
License
fee |
Total fee
due |
| less than $1 million |
$160 |
$110 |
$270 |
| $1million to $5 million |
$210 |
$110 |
$320 |
| more than $5 million |
$260 |
$110 |
$370 |
For
License Period April 1, 2010
through March 31, 2012 |
| If gross
receipts are: |
Recovery
fund fee |
License
fee |
Total fee
due |
| less than $1 million |
$320 |
$220 |
$540 |
| $1million to $5 million |
$420 |
$220 |
$640 |
| more than $5 million |
$520 |
$220 |
$740 |
- Attach a copy of: the articles of incorporation, filed and stamped by
the Minnesota Secretary of State; the partnership agreement, signed by all
partners; or other business organization documents.
- Attach a completed Disclosure of Owners, Partners, Officers form,
providing names and addresses of all officers, directors, shareholders,
partners or employees who exercise management or policy control in the
company.
- Attach a completed Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension Criminal Background Check form for each individual
listed on the Disclosure of Owners, Partners, Officers form.
- Attach a copy of the Certificate of Assumed Name, filed and stamped by
the Minnesota Secretary of State, if the business name is different than the
legal name of the individual, corporation or other business entity.
Information about filing for a Certificate of Assumed Name may be obtained
from the Secretary of State online at www.sos.state.mn.us,
by mail at 180 State Office Building, 100 Constitution Ave., St. Paul, MN
55155 or by telephone at
(651) 296-2803. For example:
- an individual proprietor who intends to do business using a
company name that does not include the individual's first and last name;
- a partnership that intends to do business using a name that
does not include the first and last name of each individual partner; or
- a corporation or other business entity that intends to do
business under a name that is not the legal corporate name or business
entity name.
- Examples: "John Smith Construction" would not be required to
attach a Certificate of Assumed Name if John Smith is the sole owner
of the business. However, "Smith's Construction" would be required
to attach the certificate, because it does not contain the full
first and last name of the owner. Similarly, if a legally
incorporated company, such as "ABC Construction, Inc.," intends to
do business as Acme Construction, the company must attach a
Certificate of Assumed Name to the license application. The
Certificate of Assumed Name is required to provide information to
the public about the true identity of the business owner.
- Attach all required
Certificates of Insurance. (The legal name and any assumed name must
appear in the "Insured Name" section of the certificate.) The
"Certificate Holder" section of the Certificate of Insurance must indicate:
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, 443 Lafayette Road N., St. Paul,
MN 55155.
- Attach the qualifying person's original passing examination results.
Exam bulletins and registration are available at www.pearsonvue.com
or 877-258-9221. Examination results expire after two years. If the
examination was taken more than two years prior to this application, attach
Course Completion Certificate(s) documenting seven hours of continuing
education for each license period after the expiration of the examination
results. The qualifying person must be chief executive officer of the
corporation, general partner of the partnership, chief manager of the LLC or
a managing employee who is regularly employed by the applicant and is
actively engaged in the business of residential contracting or residential
remodeling on behalf of the applicant.
- Attach a completed Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension Criminal Background Check form for the qualifying
person.
Send questions regarding licenses, bonds and continuing education to
DLI.License@state.mn.us.
Please include contact information, license number and
other pertinent information in your e-mail message.
Download applications and forms for residential building
contractor and remodeler licensing
Please Note: As of Oct. 1, 2009, the Department of Labor and Industry does not accept cash as payment for licenses, inspections, copy requests and other DLI services. Accepted methods of payment include checks, money orders and electronic payments that can be made through the DLI Web site.