Contractor Registration
Any contractor working inside the corporate limits of the City of Vermilion must be insured, registered with the Building Department, and registered with the Income Tax Department. This is to protect the property owner. Before hiring a contractor, please contact this office to verify the contractor's registration.
In order to complete the contractor registration, the following are required:
- A completed Application for Contractor's Registration.
- A Certificate of Insurance in the amount of $500,000.00, with the City of Vermilion as certificate holder.
- Copies of current registrations in other cities for the same classification applied for. Or take an exam. Exam fee is $25.00.
- Registration fee is $150.00 for a General Contractor Registration and $100.00 for all Subcontractors.
- Specialty Contractors (Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, Refrigeration & Hydronics) must provide a copy of their current State License.
- Copy of Workman's Compensation Certificate or, a typewritten, signed letter stating the reason why such Certificate is not held.
- A completed Regional Income Tax Agency form.
- Incomplete application packets will not be processed, and overpayments will only be refunded upon request.
- Contractors caught working without the proper registration with our city will be fined $500.00.
- Any project using non-complying contractors will not be given a final Certificate of Occupancy until all contractors are properly registered.