Licensed and insured concrete contractors in Salt Lake City

For contracting work above Utah’s exemption thresholds, yes. A business that contracts to pour driveways, slabs, foundations, or other concrete in Utah needs a DOPL contractor license, usually S260 for asphalt and concrete, S310 for foundations and excavation, or a general B100 or R100 license. DOPL’s contractor application asks for a general liability certificate and workers compensation evidence or a Labor Commission waiver. Small jobs on a building below the handyman exemption threshold may be done without a license, so confirm which applies to your job.

Licensed usually means the business holds a Utah DOPL contractor license in a classification that covers concrete work. Insured usually means it carries general liability and, if it has employees, workers compensation, often with commercial auto for its trucks and separate coverage for its equipment. A license does not guarantee quality or insurance; it means the business met DOPL’s requirements when the license was issued and has kept it renewed. The lookup and the certificate are the evidence.

It depends on the work. Driveways, sidewalks, patios, slabs, and paving sit in S260, the asphalt and concrete classification. Footings and foundations placed below grade are named in S310, foundation, excavation, and demolition, and a poured foundation can raise both. A patio or retaining wall built as part of a landscape package can fall under S330. A B100 general building license already includes those specialty scopes. Check the classification on the DOPL record, not the company name.

Search the business name in Utah DOPL’s licensee search. The license belongs to the business entity, so search the legal name on the estimate, not the crew’s name or a brand. The result should show an Active contractor license in a classification that covers the work, such as S260, S310, or B100. A city business license is a different credential and does not replace the contractor license. One company on this list displays its license number on its own website, which makes the search faster.

Ask for a certificate of insurance, often called a COI, issued by the company’s insurance agency. It shows the insured’s legal name, the carrier, policy numbers, effective and expiration dates, and limits. Check that the named insured matches the licensed business, that the dates cover your pour, and that general liability is listed. Ask whether the company carries workers compensation or holds a Labor Commission waiver. For certainty, call the agency on the certificate.

Usually not the slab itself. General liability is built around injury to other people and damage to other property, and most policies exclude the cost of tearing out and repouring the contractor’s own work. It can respond when the concrete damages something else, such as a pour that fails and damages the structure above it or a saw cut through a buried utility line, subject to the policy’s terms. Get the company’s workmanship warranty in writing before the pour.

Not as a general condition of the DOPL contractor license. The current DOPL contractor application checklist does not ask for a surety bond at initial application; a bond can be required later on a financial-responsibility finding. Cities and utilities may require a separate bond for work in the public right of way, such as sidewalks, curb and gutter, and driveway approaches. When a concrete contractor’s website says "bonded," ask which bond it holds and what it covers.

Self-reported means the company’s own website states it is licensed and insured and Redoubt has not yet checked the business in DOPL’s license lookup or reviewed its certificate of insurance. Verified means Redoubt did both and recorded each date. A displayed license number is something the company published, not a Redoubt check. A verified label describes what the lookup and the documents showed on those dates and does not guarantee the license or policies are still in force today.

It depends on the worker setup. A concrete business with no employees may qualify for a Utah Workers Compensation Coverage Waiver from the Utah Labor Commission, which DOPL accepts instead of a workers compensation certificate; the waiver runs one year and becomes invalid once the business hires. A crew paid on 1099s does not settle the question, because employee status turns on how the work is directed and controlled, and auditors commonly reclassify uninsured subcontractor labor as payroll.

A Salt Lake City general contractor hiring a concrete subcontractor usually asks for a certificate showing general liability at or above the limits in the subcontract, the GC named as additional insured for ongoing and completed operations, and evidence of workers compensation or a Labor Commission waiver. Concrete exhibits often add primary and noncontributory wording, waiver of subrogation, and umbrella limits. Send the exhibit to your agency first; a certificate listing an endorsement does not attach it.

Send Redoubt a current certificate of insurance showing general liability, plus workers compensation if you have employees, and the legal name your DOPL contractor license is issued under. Concrete contractors serving Salt Lake County whose license shows Active in DOPL’s lookup and whose documents check out are listed as verified with both dates. There is no fee. If you need general liability or a DOPL-ready certificate first, Redoubt quotes both; start on the concrete contractor insurance page.