Add Contractors to a Permit / Project

Contractor data is maintained in the Licensing module. Community Development (formerly CivicGov) can track complete contractor data including license data, status, and insurance information. The system can monitor if a contractor's license is current. It can also check if the required insurance is up-to-date.

If a municipality does not track license or insurance data, the system can still create a database of contractors that can be assigned to the current record. They will also be available for future permits and projects. All routines and procedures listed here work the same for the permitting system and the project, planning, and zoning system.

The contractor data, the contacts tab (database), business licensing, and the insurance tab are all linked together. They work behind the scenes to manage the data entered into the system or downloaded from master database files maintained by the state, county, or local government.

Add the General / Primary Contractor

1. Sign in to your site
2. Navigate to the Permitting or Projects module, select List, and select a record from the list
   
3. Click Edit
   
   
4. On the Applicant tab, scroll down to the General/Primary Contractor section and choose to either copy owner information as the contractor or search for / add a contractor from the database
   
   
   Note: Contractor data cannot be directly entered into most of these fields as it protects the database from errors and data duplication. While the contractor/licensing system will track and maintain insurance information, owner insurance information must be added using the Insurance tab under the permit/project record. 
5. If you choose to associate a contractor from the database, a pop-up screen will appear where you can search for or add a new contractor record
   
   
   Note: If you want to see all the records in the database use the % key in the Business Name field and click Search.
6. The system will populate with the selected contractor information
   
7. Scroll down and click Save
   
   
8. All the contractor data will be added to the Contractors and Contacts tabs of the record
   

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Add Sub-Contractors

1. In addition to the general/primary contractor, users can add as many sub-contractors as required by navigating to the Contractors tab of the record
   
2. Click Add New to add a sub-contractor
   
3. Search for an existing contractor and click Add to tie them to the record
   
   
   Note: If the contractor is not in the system, select Add Business/Contractor to add them to the database and record.
4. Click Save
   

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Supporting Articles

• Manage Insurance Data on a Permit / Project Record
• Create & Manage Licenses

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