Is this contractor licensed?

[Tamara V.]

Hello BP community,

I recently connected with a contractor and when I asked if he was licensed and insured as a GC in DC this was his response:

Yes we are. In Dc we work as partners with "XYZ Company" (I removed the name of the company for BP posting) Dc license "123." And yes we are insured.

So it looks to me like he is not the licensed party. Is he? If I decide to hire him will I actually be contracting with the other company? Is this a common practice? Am I being mislead?

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,

Tamara

[Manolo D.]

Tamara Verrett Hehe, don't get confused, it is very basic. 1. Ask for a copy of his license, 2. ask for his acord insurance copy and name you as insured, 3. sign a contract with the company name, for newbies, only sign contract when the signing party is the actual name whrn you pull their license info (usually from your contractors board website) 4. tap your shoulder for a good job.

If you hire a GC, it is their job to pull sub permits, that's why it is called "General Contractor".

I often encounter those good workers nowadays that want to be on my network, some tile guy asked me if I could hire him per contract, i asked if he was license, same reply as yours "i work with a guy who has a license", i told him give to give me the above, he then said can he work for me per hour. lol.