Licensed and insured plumbers in Salt Lake City

For contracting work, yes. A business that offers or contracts to perform plumbing in Utah needs a DOPL contractor license in a plumbing classification, commonly P200 or P201, and the plumbers on the job hold individual apprentice, journeyman, or master licenses. The current DOPL contractor application asks for a general liability certificate and workers compensation evidence or a Labor Commission waiver. Small jobs below Utah’s handyman exemption threshold may be done without a contractor license, so confirm which applies to your job.

Licensed usually means the business holds a Utah DOPL plumbing contractor license and the people on the job hold individual plumber licenses. Insured usually means the business carries general liability and, if it has employees, workers compensation, often with commercial auto for its vans. A license does not guarantee quality or insurance; it means the business met DOPL’s requirements when it was issued and has kept it renewed. The lookup and the certificate are the evidence.

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. The result should show an Active contractor license in a plumbing classification such as P200 or P201. A city business license or an individual plumber’s license is a different credential and does not replace the contractor license. Six companies on this list display their license number on their own websites, 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 job, 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.

It depends on what caused the damage. General liability can respond when a plumber’s work damages other property, such as a failed connection that ruins flooring or drywall, subject to the policy’s terms and exclusions. It generally does not pay to redo the plumber’s own defective work, and damage to property in the plumber’s care during the job can be limited. Ask the company how it handles damage and get its policy in writing before the job.

Not as a general condition of the DOPL contractor license. The application steps covered in Redoubt’s P200 and P201 guide are the qualifier, experience, course, exam, business entity, general liability certificate, and workers compensation evidence or waiver; a general surety bond is not among them. Some cities and utilities require a bond for work in the public right of way, such as sewer or water main connections. When a plumber’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.

Not always. The current DOPL contractor application directs a plumbing business with no employees and no intent to hire to submit a Workers’ Compensation Coverage Waiver from the Utah Labor Commission, and the Labor Commission decides eligibility. The waiver has a one-year term, hiring anyone makes it invalid, and a helper or apprentice moves the business to the workers compensation path. Which applies depends on the worker setup and current DOPL instructions.

A Salt Lake City general contractor usually asks a plumbing subcontractor for a certificate of insurance showing general liability at the limits in the subcontract, with the GC named as additional insured for ongoing and completed operations, often with primary and noncontributory wording and a waiver of subrogation. Many also require workers compensation evidence, commercial auto, and umbrella limits. A certificate cannot add endorsements the policy lacks, so send the insurance exhibit to your agency first.

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. Plumbing 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 plumber insurance page.