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Registered Contractor Application

  1. Fill out attached application form entirely
  2. Include application fee: $40.00
    Your Competency card will be additional $35.00
    Please make check payable to:
    Nassau County Board of County Commissioners.
  3. All applicants must include a copy of your current state registered license and if you can reciprocate from your home county, we must receive a letter showing you are in good standing, along with the grade and date you took the test.
  4. Also please provide the following:
    a. General Liability Insurance (minimum of $100,000) Certificate Holder should show:
    Nassau County Building Department
    96161 Nassau Place
    Yulee, Florida 32097
    b. Worker's Compensation Insurance showing Nassau County Building Department (same as above) as Certificate Holder or Worker's Compensation Exemption (904-448-7990) for information on receiving the exemption.
    c. Nassau County Bond (Form attached)
    d. Occupational license from the County your business is located. Nassau County no longer issues occupational licenses.
    e. A copy of your driver's license

If you have any questions, please contact Contractor Licensing at 904-491-7337 or 800-948-3364. To fax information please send to 904-321-5763

Contractor's License Requirements

  • General Contractor- Verified minimum 5 years experience in a supervisor capacity under a general contractor, or have been a licensed building contractor for one year or a residential building contractor for 2 years or shall have the education and experience equivalent thereto as defined in the ordinance.
  • Building Contractor- Verified minimum 4 years experience in a supervisory capacity under a general contractor or have been a licensed residential building contractor for not less than 1 year.
  • Residential Contractor- Verified minimum 5 years experience in a supervisory capacity under a general, building or residential contractor or education equivalent as defined in the ordinance.
  • Plumbing Contractor- Verified minimum 5 years experience, 2 as a journeyman in a supervisory capacity, with educational equivalency not to exceed 2 years total in responsible charge of work.
  • Electrical Contractor- Verified minimum 5 years experience with 2 years as a journeyman in a supervisory capacity with educational equivalency not to exceed 2 years total.
  • HARV Contractor- Verified minimum 5 years experience in a supervisory capacity or educational equivalency not to exceed 2 years total to perform HARV work.
  • Roofing-Re-Roofing Contractors- Verified minimum 5 years experience in a supervisory capacity or educational equivalency not to exceed 2 years total of roofing or reroofing work.
  • Swimming Pool Contractor- Verified minimum 5 years exerience in a supervisory capacity or educational equivalency not to exceed 2 years total pool construction experience.
  • Swimming Pool Maintenance & Repair Contractor- Verified minimum 5 years experience in a supervisory capacity or educational equivalency not to exceed 2 years total of swimming pool maintenance experience.
  • Master Plumber- Verified minimum 2 years experience as a journeymen under a licensed plumbing contractor.
  • Master Electrician- Verified minimum 2 years experience as a journeyman under a licensed electrical contractor.
  • Journeyman Electricians or Journeyman Plumbers- Graducation from a registered 2 year apprenticeship program, which includes 2 years of work experience; or Completion of 2 years attendance in a registered apprenticeship program which includes 2 years of work experience under a county or state licensed electrical or plumbing contractor; or four years practical work experience under the direct supervision of a state licensed or county certified plumbing or electrical contractor.

Speciality Contractors

Verified minimum 2 years experience with 1 year in a supervisory position specializing in one of the building or contracting trades or crafts

  • General
  • Building
  • Residential
  • Plumbing
  • Electrical
  • HARV
  • Roofing Re-Roofing?
  • Swimming Pool
  • Swimming Pool Maintenace & Repair
  • Master Plumber
  • Master Electrician
  • Journeyman Electricians
  • Journeyman Plumbers
  • Acoustical Specialty
  • Aluminum
  • Burglar Alarm
  • Carpentry
  • Carpentry Finish
  • Communication & Sound System
  • Concrete Forming
  • Decorative Metal
  • Demolition
  • Drywall
  • Fabric Awnings
  • Fence
  • Garage Door
  • Glass & Glazing
  • Gunite
  • Gutter & Leader
  • High Pressure Gas
  • Hurricane Shutter
  • Insulation
  • Irrigation
  • Lighting Protection
  • Marine
  • Masonry
  • Painting
  • Paver
  • Plastering
  • Protable Shed
  • Pre-Stressed Concrete
  • Reinforcing Steel
  • Roof Deck
  • Siding
  • Sign
  • Structural Steel
  • Stucco
  • Tennis Court
  • TV Antenna
  • Underground & Overhead Transmission

Experience verification letter must be on company letterhead signed by the appropriate license holder and notarized.
The verifying license holder may be asked to provide evidence of good standing from the State, County or City in which the license is issued.