Major Contractor Registration

Any person or business engaged in the construction, structural repair, structural alteration, dismantling or demolition of a structure or addition that exceeds any of the following threshold limits.

Threshold Limits: Any building with at least one of the following characteristics is a “threshold” building:

• 4 stories
• 60 feet in height
• Clear span of 150 feet in width
• Contains 150,000 square feet of gross floor area
• Has an occupancy of 1,000 people

Examples – schools, apartment and office buildings, malls, hospitals

Additional threshold limits exist for special use groups like Institutional (i.e. jails, asylums), Residential, (i.e. hotels, multi-family), and Storage (i.e. parking structures).

All threshold regulations can be found at - Chapter 541 - Building, Fire and Demolition Codes. Fire Marshals and Fire Hazards. Safety of Public and Other Structures

Major Contracting includes:

Subcontractors, under the direction of a general contractor, perform or offer to perform any work that impacts upon the structural integrity of a structure or addition, including repair, alteration, dismantling or demolition of a structure or addition that exceeds the threshold limits. 

Work includes, but is not limited to, roofing, masonry and structural framework.  

Major contracting does not include:

• Work done on small commercial buildings (below threshold limits listed above)
• Building new homes (see New Home Construction Contractor)
• Any work on residential property (see Home Improvement Contractor)
• Work that does not impact the structural integrity of the building like painting
• Work that is covered under the scope of a trade license

New Application:

Legal entities (both in-state and out-of-state) must register their business with the CT Secretary of State’s Office prior to applying.

•      or  Major Contractor Registration Application

Application Requirement 

An applicant for a Major Contractor Registration is required to submit two credit references. One must come from the trade industry (supplier or subcontractor) and one from a financial institution.

The forms below may be used in lieu of a traditional credit reference letter and attached to a paper application or uploaded with an online application:

• Major Contractor Registration – Financial Institution Credit Reference
• Major Contractor Registration – Industry Credit Reference

Renewal:

• Renewal Information