Renew My License
2023-2025 Renewals are open for Mechanical Contractor's Licenses. As a reminder, you must have the appropriate Financial Statement, Surety Bond or Surety Bond Continuation Certificate on file with the Board to renew. Please submit financial documentation via the Document Submission portal. In addition, you must meet the new financial requirements to renew in your current group limit. More information about the recent law changes can be found here. You may use the Owner-Prepared Financial Statement, Doc #172, for Groups 1-4.
All licenses must be renewed by October 31, 2023. Late penalties will be assessed on all applications postmarked November 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024.
2023-2025 Mechanical Contractor License Renewals
To begin the renewal process for your Mechanical Contractor's License, all licensees are required to submit only one of the following financial documents prior to accessing the online renewal software:
Financial Statement - your financial statement must have a balance sheet date within 12 months of the date renewals began (ie. after August 1, 2022) and be the appropriate financial statement to correlate with your group number (see additional information in the section below). You may use the Owner-Prepared Financial Statement, Doc #172, for Groups 1-4 or
Surety Bond - If this is your first time submitting a surety bond, you must provide the Surety Bond Form to your bonding company. The original surety bond must be submitted with the Surety's signature, Principal's signature, a visible surety company seal, and the Power of Attorney document attached to the form. Docusign is not an acceptable form of signature.
If you already have a surety bond on file that has not yet expired, you are not required to submit anything at this time. If your surety bond has expired or is about to expire, you may submit your Surety Bond Continuation form via Document Submission. If you would like to change the amount of your surety bond to reflect the recent law changes, you may submit a continuation certificate and bond rider change form to reflect the new amounts.
NOTE: Surety Bonds payable to the South Carolina Residential Builders Commission are not accepted by the South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board for license renewal.
Mechanical Contractor Surety Bond Amounts:
Group 1 ($7,000)
Group 2 ($15,000)
Group 3 ($30,000)
Group 4 ($60,000)
Group 5 ($300,000)
You may submit your financial documentation via the Document Submission portal using your User ID and Password. If you have forgotten or do not know these credentials, select I Forgot / Do Not Know My User ID and/or I Forgot My Password. Once your documents have been processed, you will receive email confirmation. You will then be able to log in and complete your online renewal and pay the renewal fee. You may also log in periodically to check the status of your submitted documentation. All licenses must be renewed by October 31, 2023, or the license will be lapsed. Documents are processed in the order received.
You must submit either the appropriate Financial Statement, Surety Bond or Surety Bond Continuation Certificate with your renewal application. Failure to submit the required financial documentation or bond will result in your license not being renewed.
Doc #175 - 2023-2025 Mechanical Contractor Renewal Application
Doc #172 - Owner-prepared Financial Statement
Surety Bond Form for General Contractors
Additional Applications and Forms:
Doc #142 - Explanatory Statement of “Yes” Answers
Doc #165 - General and Mechanical Contractor Application for Licensure
Doc #168 - PQP/QP Certification Initial Application
Doc #180 - Revision Application for General and Mechanical Contractor License
Doc #181 - Revision Application for PQP/QP Certification
To begin the renewal process for your Mechanical Contractor's License, all licensees are required to submit only one of the following financial documents:
- Groups 1 and 2 (submit one):
- Owner-Prepared Financial Statement, Doc. 172; or
- Surety Bond Form for Mechanical Contractors; or
- Groups 3 and 4 (submit one):
- Owner-Prepared Financial Statement, Doc. 172; or
- Financial statement compiled by a licensed CPA in accordance with GAAP, including all disclosures required by GAAP or
- Surety Bond Form for Mechanical Contractors
- Group 5 (submit one):
- Reviewed financial statement from a licensed CPA, prepared in accordance with GAAP, including all disclosures required by GAAP (cannot be on an "income-tax basis"); or
- Surety Bond Form for Mechanical Contractors
MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS
| Group Number | Bid and Job $ Limitation | Working Capital | Net Worth/ Total Equity | Surety Bond Requirement |
| Group #1 | $35,000 | $3,500 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| Group #2 | $100,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Group #3 | $200,000 | $20,000 | $30,000 | $30,000 |
| Group #4 | $400,000 | $40,000 | $60,000 | $60,000 |
| Group #5 | $Unlimited | $200,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 |
Working Capital = Current Assets - Current Liabilities
Net Worth = Total Assets - Total Liabilities
* Verify your CPA or PA is licensed at https://cpaverify.org/.
Mechanical Contractor's Licenses renewed on or before October 31, 2023: Fee is $135
Renewals processed after October 31, 2023, will have late fees applied as follows:
- November 1 - 30: Late Fee $100 + Renewal Fee $135 = $235
- December 1 - 31: Late Fee $150 + Renewal Fee $135 = $285
- January 1 - 31, 2024: Late Fee $200 + Renewal Fee $135 = $335
- After January 31, 2024, you must reapply as a new applicant.