License Information
Residential Building Contractor/Remodeler
The license information below is specific to the state of Minnesota.
Description
License Requirements:
-Completed Building Contractor/Remodeler Application.
-Attach copy of Articles of Incorporation, filed and stamped by Minnesota Secretary of State, Partnership agreement signed by all partners, or other Business Organization documents.
-Attach 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 "BCA" form for each individual listed on the "Disclosure of Owners, Partners, Officers" form.
-Attach copy of Certificate of Assumed Name, filed and stamped by the MN Secretary of State, if Business Name is different from Legal Name of Individual, Corporation, or other Business Entity.
-Attach all required Certificates of Insurance. (Legal Name and any Assumed Name must appear in "Insured Name" section of Certificate.) The "Certificate Holder" section of the Certificate of Insurance must indicate: Minnesota Dept. of Labor and Industry,443 Lafayette Road N., St. Paul, MN 55155.
>Liability insurance with limits of at least $100,000 per occurrence, $300,000 aggregate limit for bodily injury and $25,000 property damage or $300,000 single limit for bodily injury and property damage of $300,000 for occurrence and aggregate limits.
>Minnesota workers' compensation insurance certificate or a written explanation of why the applicant is exempt from workers' compensation requirements. Applicants who have no employees and have no intention of hiring employees (other than spouse, parent or child) during the next year should attach a written statement with the license application explaining the specific reason that they are exempt. If uncertain regarding whether workers' compensation insurance is required for your business, contact the Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry at 651-284-5005.
>Unemployment insurance or a written explanation of why the applicant is exempt from unemployment insurance requirements. If uncertain regarding whether unemployment insurance is required, contact the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development, Unemployment Insurance at 651-296-6141.
-Attach 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 (7) hours of continuing education for each license period after the expiration of the examination results. Qualifying Person must be Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, or General Partner of Partnership, or Chief Manager of LLC, or 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.
License Fees:
Gross Annual Receipts
Less than $1,000,000 - $200*
$1,000,000 to $5,000,000 - $250*
More than $5,000,000 - $300*
*Fees include $100 license fee plus Recovery Fund Amount.
Period:
The license period is April 1 - March 31. License expires on March 31st of each year unless renewed.
Determination:
30 days.
Other Information:
See Minn. Stat. 326, sections .83 - .998.
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"). Each company, however, 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.
Online Application.
Licensing Authority
Labor and Industry (DLI), Minnesota Dept. of Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry,443 Lafayette Road North,St. Paul,MN 55155,6512845005,dli.communications@state.mn.us
Phone: (651) 284-5005
Email: dli.communications@state.mn.us
Data is collected by the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
