How Do I Register as a Contractor?

Apply or renew online for contractor registration.

Or download the application PDF and mail it in. 

• Contractor registration application
• Contractor registration application (Spanish)

Applications will not be processed in-person. You may drop off payments and documents at the office during normal business hours.

Registrations or credit cards are not accepted over the phone.

Your application cannot be processed until the following have been completed:

• Signed and completed new application or renewal form
• Valid unemployment insurance account number
• NAICS code (business activity)
• $50 non-refundable check/money order or signed and notarized Fee Exemption form
• Workers’ Compensation box checked and required documents attached (if applicable)
• Out-of-State Contractor Bond form with POA attached or letter from the DOT (if applicable) on file (renewals do not need to complete this step, bonds are considered continuous until a cancellation notice is received)

Submit a $50 non-refundable registration fee online or by check or money order.

If you sent the application in and your check was cashed but did not receive your registration certificate or do not see your business listed on our website, your application was returned to the address on the application and was incomplete.  

Please contact Contractor Registration to see what is missing from your application to get your registration issued. 

Fee Exemption

Self-employed contractors who meet the specific criteria may send a completed signed and notarized fee exemption form instead of payment.

To qualify for registering without payment, the following must be met:

• A self-employed contractor must not work with or for other contractors in the same phases of construction.
• Must not pay more than $2,000 per year to employ other people in the business.
• Business must not be classified as an LLC, Corporation or Partnership.