Every contractor and its business practices in California must be legally licensed and meet specific guidelines to continue operating within the state. The Contractors State Licensing Board (CSLB), part of the California Department of Consumer Affairs, is the governing body that oversees construction licenses in California. The CSLB has strict licensing requirements and establishes trade standards, ethics, and sound business practices.
Contractors must obtain a Contractor's License Bond as part of the licensing process. Once you are licensed, you may be required to obtain additional bonds for the successful bidding process and project performance and completion.
In addition, contractors should carry General Liability insurance to cover third-party bodily injury and property damage claims. Contractors with employees must also purchase Workers' Compensation insurance.
CCIS understands the needs of contractors and is well-versed in CSLB requirements to ensure licensing compliance. With CCIS, you get fast, simple, affordable Contractor's License Bonds. We have relationships with top-tier surety companies to get the bonds you need for licensing and your projects moving forward. CCIS also works with leading insurers to provide you with General Liability and Workers' Compensation insurance.
This license is required for engineering projects, earth moving, excavating, and cement and concrete work. These are typically large-scale, public works-type projects involving overpasses, underpasses, bridges, airports, power plants, pipelines, railroads, and highways.
This license allows general building contractors to take on a wide variety of building contracts requiring at least two unrelated building trades or crafts. It enables businesses and individuals to construct or alter buildings, roads, parking facilities, railroads, and other structures in California.
This license is for contractors whose principal contracting business is residential structure remodeling, with projects that require the use of at least three unrelated building trades or crafts for a single contract.
This license is for tradespeople like electricians, plumbers, HVAC contractors, carpenters, and other specialty contractors.
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