# General Contractor/Construction Manager Info

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Last updated: 2022-11-03T21:25:22.912Z

**General Contractor/Construction Manager Details**

A General Contractor/Construction Manager may perform work on commercial properties.

  

**Application Requirements**

*   $654.50 Fee
*   [Certificate of Liability Insurance](https://dcra.dc.gov/node/1438261 "Certificate of Liability Insurance Details")
*   [Certificate of Occupancy/Home Occupation Permit](https://dcra.dc.gov/node/1427521 "Certificate of Occupancy/Home Occupation Permit Details")
*   [Contract](https://dcra.dc.gov/node/1438271 "Contract Details")
*   [Corporate Registration](https://dcra.dc.gov/node/1427506 "Corporate Registration Details") _(If Applicable)_
*   [Tax Registration](https://dcra.dc.gov/node/1438381 "Tax Registration & Clean Hands Certification Details")

**Certificate of Liability Insurance: General Information**

Some applicants for a Basic Business License for a Regulated Business must furnish a Certificate of Liability Insurance which:

*   is issued to your organization as registered with the Corporations Division
*   is issued to the premise address provided on the Basic Business License Application
*   includes a Description and Location of services (i.e., General Contractor in Washington, DC)
*   displays the certificate holder as "Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, 1100 4th Street, SW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20024."
*   remains in full force and effect for the duration of the license period

**_P.O. Boxes are not acceptable as the insured’s premise address._**

**_The licensee is required to give written proof of advance notice to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, Business Licensing Division prior to the cancellation or lapse of the policy._** 

**Explanation of General Contractor/Construction Manager Liability**

Public Liability and Property Damage Insurance Certificate Required Each applicant shall furnish a certificate of insurance for the license period pursuant to DC Code and DC Municipal Regulations. Each applicant must secure commercial general liability insurance as follows:

Class A - Applicant applying for Class A license limits of at least two and a half million dollars ($2,500,000) per occurrence (primary or umbrella) for bodily injury and property damage arising in any way from the issuance of the license

Class B - Applicant applying for Class B license limits of at least one and a half million dollars ($1,500,000) per occurrence (primary or umbrella) for bodily injury and property damage arising in any way from the issuance of the license;

Class C - Applicant applying for Class C license limits of at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) per occurrence, one million dollars ($1,000,000) in the aggregate combined single limit for bodily injury or property damage arising in any way from the issuance of the license;

The holder of a Class C license is not entitled to engage in the construction of any single contract project of a value in excess of five million dollars ($5,000,000).

Class G - Applicant applying for Class G license limits of at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) per occurrence, one million dollars ($1,000,000) in the aggregate combined single limit for bodily injury or property damage arising in any way from the issuance of the license.

The holder of a Class G license is not entitled to engage in the construction of any single contract project of a value in excess of two million dollars ($2,000,000).

Applicant applying for Class H license limits of at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) per occurrence for bodily injury or property damage arising in any way from the issuance of the license.

At the time of application, the applicant must specify for which Class of the Basic Business License for the General Contractor/Construction Manager category he/she is applying.

**Contract Details**

All applicants for a Basic Business License for a Regulated Business (Employment Services, General Contractor/Construction Manager, Health Spa Sales, Home Improvement Contractor, Moving and Storage) must submit two (2) pre-printed Contracts in at least triplicate, on form which shall comply with existing regulations pursuant to DC Code and DC Municipal Regulations.