Idaho bathroom remodel: the Contractor Registration applies above $2,000 (with the $300,000-single-limit general liability policy including products/completed operations and workers' compensation); the § 45-525(2)/(3) residential disclosures apply to homeowner contracts in excess of $2,000 (signed receipt; completion disclosure listing subs over $500); a DOPL-licensed plumber or electrician acting within scope is exempt from registration (§ 54-5205(1)). Every claim sourced and dated.
Contractor registration required above $2,000 (materials + labor) — DOPL FAQ verbatim: 'Any person who engages in a construction job with a dollar amount exceeding $2000.00 (materials & labor) and is not otherwise exempt' must register. § 54-5204(1): 'On and after January 1, 2006, it shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of, or hold himself out as, a contractor within this state without being registered as required in this chapter.' § 54-5204(2) makes it unlawful to engage an unregistered subcontractor required to register. S-ID-54-5204
General liability $300,000 single limit + workers' compensation — DOPL FAQ verbatim: the applicant must provide 'a certificate issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in the state of Idaho that the applicant has procured and has in effect a general liability policy, including products and continued operations insurance covering the applicant's construction operations in the sum of not less than $300,000 single limit,' and a workers' compensation certificate 'or a statement by the contractor as to why such certificate or coverage is not required for the applicant.' S-ID-CON-FAQ
Residential disclosures — § 45-525(2)/(3) (via DOPL FAQ) — DOPL FAQ verbatim: 'Section 45-525(2), Idaho Code requires a general contractor to provide a disclosure statement, prior to entering into a contract in excess of $2,000 with a homeowner or purchaser of residential real property to construct, alter or repair any improvements on residential real property, or for the purchase and sale of newly constructed property,' and to 'obtain and retain a receipt for the disclosure, signed by homeowner or purchaser.' Disclosures: the right to require lien waivers; the right to proof of GL including completed operations and workers' compensation insurance; the opportunity to purchase an extended title-insurance policy; the right to require a surety bond up to the project value. § 45-525(3): a completion disclosure before final payment or closing listing 'all subcontractors, materialmen and rental equipment providers' with a direct contractual relationship 'who supplied materials or performed work … of a value in excess of $500.' S-ID-CON-FAQ
Registration exemptions (§ 54-5205 + DOPL FAQ summary) — § 54-5205(1): persons 'licensed, registered, or otherwise regulated by the state of Idaho' acting within their profession (including chapters 3, 10, 12, 19, 26, 45 and 50 of title 54 — public works licensees, electricians, plumbers, HVAC, architects, engineers, surveyors) need not register 'so long as such person is not acting with the intent to evade this chapter' and may not hold themselves out as registered contractors. § 54-5205(2): wage/salary employees and bona fide volunteers; government representatives; PUC utilities; oil/gas/mineral operations; suppliers who do not install or fabricate; 'casual, minor, or inconsequential' projects under $2,000 (with the anti-splitting proviso); farmers/ranchers; exempt agricultural buildings; water-delivery entities; rural fire-prevention clearing; owners contracting with registered contractors on their own property (void if building to sell during construction or within 12 months); owners on their own personal residential real property (similar limitation unless occupied 12 months prior to sale); commercial owners/lessees with their own employees; real-estate licensees on nominal maintenance; logging forest-access roads; industrial chemical process buildings; modular buildings built in Idaho for out-of-state installation. S-ID-54-5205
02 Which credentials this project can touch
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Registered Contractor (individual or business entity)