Overview of Contractor Registration

Contractor registration in the Business Licenses offering provides the process for contractors to register their contractor licenses with the agency.

Before you begin, your agency configures a business license transaction type with the Contractor Registration subclassification. The Contractor field group in the business license application designer allows the agency to collect contractor license information such as classification, insurance, bond, and more in the registration intake form. Agencies can optionally add instructional text to provide guidance and instructions in each contractor license section.

Your agency can also set up communications, fees, expiration, and the renewal and amendment process for contractor registration transactions, as for business license transactions. When contractors renew or amend their registration, the original contractor license information is copied over to the renewal or amendment.

Let's take a look at the steps for contractor registration:

1. The contractor fills out and submits the agency's registration intake form.

   When the business license application has a Contractor Registration subclassification, at least 1 contractor license is required. Depending on the application, the registration form may allow more than 1 contractor license on the application or require the contractor to select a contractor license from the agency-maintained list of approved contractor licenses.

   For more information, see Entering Contractor Information. For general information about completing an application, see Completing an Application.

2. After the registration is submitted, the agency staff manually reviews the application, completes the workflow, and approves the contractor license registration.

   For more information, see Using Workflow and Navigating to Contractor Registration Details.

3. When the registration is complete, the contractor’s license registration information and contacts for the contractor license are added to the agency's contractor license list and the contractor's business license.

   For more information, see Working with Contractor Licenses and Managing Business Licenses.

4. The contractor registration with the agency can be maintained along with business licenses, utilizing the expiration, renewal, and amendment processes.

   For more information, see Renewing and Amending Contractor Registration.

For more information about contractor management, see the chapter, "Managing Contractor Information," in the Using Business Licenses and Using Community Development Permits guides.

For security information, see Security Details for Managing Contractor Information.