LicensedTrades.comTrade License Compliance

Your trade licenses. Every state. Never expired.

LicensedTrades.com gives HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and roofing contractors a single dashboard to track every license, CE hour, surety bond, and insurance certificate — with automatic 90/60/30/7-day renewal alerts and a one-click bid-ready compliance PDF.

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One missed renewal can cost your shop $20,000 or more.

Lost revenue from permit-pull suspension

A two-week license lapse stops permit pulls. For a 10-person shop billing $600K/year, that's $15,000–$25,000 in lost and delayed revenue — before a single fine is counted.

Civil fines and reinstatement penalties

Operating with an expired license: $500–$5,000 for a first offense, $2,500–$10,000 for repeat violations under CA CSLB and FL DBPR schedules. Plus reinstatement costs on top.

Bid disqualification from approved vendor lists

GCs and municipalities pull your credentials before awarding work. A lapsed bond or expired license means losing $10,000–$50,000 in bidding opportunity per year — per missed renewal.

CE deadline misses and staff downtime

A technician who files for renewal 4 CE hours short pays $200–$800 and waits 4–8 weeks for reinstatement. For a 5-technician shop, that's $1,000–$4,000/year in avoidable costs.

Total annual exposure for a 10-person multi-state trade shop: $29,700–$84,800/year.

LicensedTrades.com is purpose-built for specialty trade contractors.

Centralize every license, bond, and CE requirement in one place — not a shared spreadsheet, a homegrown Access license log, and a Word bid packet you reassemble for every job.

Automated 90/60/30/7-day renewal alerts ensure you never discover a lapse at the job site.

Generate a bid-ready compliance PDF in one click — in the exact format accepted by GCs, municipalities, and approved vendor portals.

Compliance Dashboard

All licenses ranked by days-to-expiry with Red/Amber/Green status. Sortable by state, trade type, or urgency. See your full compliance picture in one view.

Automated Renewal Alerts

90, 60, 30, and 7-day email alerts — automatically. Configure recipients per license holder or license category so the right person always knows.

CE Hour Tracking

Log CE courses, track hours completed vs. required, and see who's lagging before a renewal window closes. Available at Professional tier and above.

Bond & Insurance Management

Track surety bonds and insurance certificates with the same RAG status system as licenses. Never let a bond lapse before a bid submission again.

Bid-Ready PDF Export

One click generates a formatted compliance summary your GC or municipality will accept for bid qualification — listing all active licenses, status, and renewal dates.

Multi-State Support

Operating in Texas and Colorado? California and Florida? Manage every state's license stack, CE regime, and bond schedule from one dashboard.

How it works

1

Add your team

Enter your licensed employees, their trade types, and operating states. Takes under 30 minutes for most shops.

2

Track your compliance

Add license records, CE requirements, and bond details. The dashboard calculates RAG status and schedules alerts automatically.

3

Export and bid

When a GC or municipality requests a compliance package, click Export. Your formatted PDF is ready in seconds.

Calculate your specific exposure in 2 minutes.

A 10-person HVAC shop licensed in two states faces $29,700–$84,800 in annual compliance exposure. LicensedTrades.com costs $199–$599/month. Calculate your specific exposure in 2 minutes.

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Templates & tools

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Multi-State Trade License Renewal Tracker

Excel

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Trade License Renewal Checklist Pack

PDF

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Contractor Compliance Audit Workbook

Excel + PDF

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Pricing

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Essentials

$199/mo

Up to 5 licensed employees · 1 state · Unlimited licenses

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Professional

$349/mo

Up to 15 employees · 3 states · CE tracking + bonds

Business

$599/mo

Up to 50 employees · Unlimited states · Audit log + subcontractors

Enterprise

$1199/mo

Unlimited · API + SSO · White-glove onboarding

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