Home Improvement Contractor (HIC endorsement) HIC✓ Verified
Issuing authority: DC DLCP — Business & Professional Licensing
Renewal cycleEvery 2 years
CE requiredNone
Bond / suretySurety bond is part of the DLCP HIC endorsement package per agency guidance; current bond amount is board-pending.
InsuranceHIC: $50,000 BI per person / $100,000 per accident / $10,000 property damage per accident (board-published schedule).
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Renewal details, what you'll need & where to file
About the CE rule: DC requires no continuing education for HIC or GC/CM licensees.
If you miss the deadline
No grace period in practice — working on an expired BBL is treated the same as unlicensed activity. Renewal notices typically arrive ~60 days before expiration (board-pending).
What you'll typically need
- Your HIC license / registration number
- Current general-liability insurance certificate
- Bond / surety on file
- The renewal fee (confirm the current amount with the authority)
General guidance — always confirm the exact requirements with the issuing authority before paying or submitting.
General Contractor / Construction Manager (GC/CM endorsement) GC/CM✓ Verified
Issuing authority: DC DLCP — Business & Professional Licensing
Renewal cycleEvery 2 years
CE requiredNone
Renewal details, what you'll need & where to file
If you miss the deadline
No grace period in practice — working on an expired BBL is treated the same as unlicensed activity. Renewal notices typically arrive ~60 days before expiration (board-pending).
What you'll typically need
- Your GC/CM license / registration number
- The renewal fee (confirm the current amount with the authority)
General guidance — always confirm the exact requirements with the issuing authority before paying or submitting.
Home Improvement Salesperson (HIS) HIS✓ Verified
Issuing authority: DC DLCP — Business & Professional Licensing
Renewal cycleEvery 2 years
CE requiredNone
Renewal details, what you'll need & where to file
If you miss the deadline
No grace period in practice — working on an expired BBL is treated the same as unlicensed activity. Renewal notices typically arrive ~60 days before expiration (board-pending).
What you'll typically need
- Your HIS license / registration number
- The renewal fee (confirm the current amount with the authority)
General guidance — always confirm the exact requirements with the issuing authority before paying or submitting.
DC Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) DC CBEBoard-pending
Issuing authority: DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD)
Renewal cycleEvery 3 years
CE requiredNone
Bond / suretyNot applicable — a business certification or registration, not a contractor license.
InsuranceNot applicable.
Renewal details, what you'll need & where to file
About the CE rule: Not CE. Businesses are certified for three years (DSLBD raised the period from two). DSLBD emails a recertification notice 90 days before expiration; an application cannot start before that window, and a business must recertify within one year of the expiration date. With no material change (ownership, address, size) recertification is a sworn affidavit in the DES portal. Report changes within 30 days. Source: dslbd.dc.gov CBE FAQs and recertification notices, 2026-10-15. Research: docs/research/renew-business-certs-2026-10-15/dc.md
If you miss the deadline
No grace period in practice — working on an expired BBL is treated the same as unlicensed activity. Renewal notices typically arrive ~60 days before expiration (board-pending).
What you'll typically need
- Your DC CBE license / registration number
- Current general-liability insurance certificate
- Bond / surety on file
- The renewal fee (confirm the current amount with the authority)
Where to file
General guidance — always confirm the exact requirements with the issuing authority before paying or submitting.
Master Plumber/Gasfitter MPGBoard-pending
Issuing authority: DC DLCP Board of Industrial Trades
Renewal cycleEvery 2 years
CE requiredNone
Renewal details, what you'll need & where to file
About the CE rule: All plumber/gasfitter licenses expire March 31 of even-numbered years (next March 31, 2028). Renewal fee $155. No CE found.
If you miss the deadline
No grace period in practice — working on an expired BBL is treated the same as unlicensed activity. Renewal notices typically arrive ~60 days before expiration (board-pending).
What you'll typically need
- Your MPG license / registration number
- The renewal fee (confirm the current amount with the authority)
Where to file
General guidance — always confirm the exact requirements with the issuing authority before paying or submitting.
Journeyman Plumber (or Journeyman Plumber/Gasfitter) JPBoard-pending
Issuing authority: DC DLCP Board of Industrial Trades
Renewal cycleEvery 2 years
CE requiredNone
Renewal details, what you'll need & where to file
About the CE rule: Expires March 31 of even-numbered years. Renewal fee $110.
If you miss the deadline
No grace period in practice — working on an expired BBL is treated the same as unlicensed activity. Renewal notices typically arrive ~60 days before expiration (board-pending).
What you'll typically need
- Your JP license / registration number
- The renewal fee (confirm the current amount with the authority)
Where to file
General guidance — always confirm the exact requirements with the issuing authority before paying or submitting.
Plumbing/Gasfitting Contractor License PCBoard-pending
Issuing authority: DC DLCP Board of Industrial Trades
Renewal cycleEvery 2 years
CE requiredNone
Renewal details, what you'll need & where to file
About the CE rule: License and $5,000 bond expire March 31 of the even year. Renewal fee $180. Needs a designated DC master.
If you miss the deadline
No grace period in practice — working on an expired BBL is treated the same as unlicensed activity. Renewal notices typically arrive ~60 days before expiration (board-pending).
What you'll typically need
- Your PC license / registration number
- The renewal fee (confirm the current amount with the authority)
Where to file
General guidance — always confirm the exact requirements with the issuing authority before paying or submitting.
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✔Renewal-deadline reminders if you track a license here (by email 6 months, 90, 30, 7 and 2 days out, and in the app as the date nears).
○Auto-import of your CE — partial. Washington, D.C. doesn't expose a public per-contractor CE feed. Pro can read your uploaded certificates and pull from select providers; coverage rolls out provider-by-provider.
○Bond / insurance carrier sync — not in v1. Pro will read an uploaded COI or bond PDF and watch its expiry.
○Filing on your behalf — not in v1. We pre-fill what the renewal needs; you submit it.