Highway Prequalification:

• Contractors are required to submit financial statements, equipment lists, resumes on key personnel and experience information.
• Financial limits are set based on net current assets (working capital).
• The certificate of eligibility is valid for 16 months from the start of the contractors fiscal year.
• The average application processing time is 30 days.

Plumbers:

• Journeyman applicants must pass a plumbing trade examination with a score of 75 % or better.
• Journeyman applicants must have two consecutive years of experience.
• Master applicants must pass a trade and law examination with a score of 80% or better
• Master applicants must have four years of experience.
• The initial application fee is $150 for Master and $50 for Journeyman
• Annual renewal fees are $250 for Master and $60 for Journeyman.

HVAC:

• Applicants must pass an open book HVAC trade examination with a passing score.
• Applicants must show two years of supervised training
• Licenses are good for one year

Boilers:

• Applicants must pass a written examination
• Contractors working on boilers operating at more than 500 psi gauge or at more than 467 degrees Fahrenheit must be licensed.
• Licenses are good for one year

Fire Protection:

• Contractors must hold at least one certificate of competency
• Licenses are good for one year

Underground Petroleum Storage Tank Contractors:

• Applicants must pass an examination
• Applicants must document five years of experience
• Licenses are good for one year

Electricians:

• Licensing of electricians is done at the local level

Other:

• Contractors shall furnish a payment bond on public works contracts exceeding $2,000 to assure the payment of unemployment compensation contributions.
• A performance and payment bond equal to the contract price is required on public works contracts.