Do I need a notary for the contractor's license application?

No. The application calls for the applicant’s signature and date, not a notary. It also requires insurance forms and a check, with no sworn or notarized attachment identified.

How do I submit the contractor's license application?

Send the completed application, required insurance forms, and a $100 check payable to the Tonawanda City Treasurer to the Building Inspector’s Office at 200 Niagara Street, Tonawanda, New York 14150-1099.

What information does the application ask for?

It asks for business and principal-owner details, contact information, years in business, approximate employee count, insurance information, contractor types, and the applicant’s signature and date.

What insurance documents are required?

The form lists general liability coverage of $300,000, workers’ compensation insurance or a certificate of exemption, and New York State disability insurance or a certificate of exemption.

Tonawanda, NY · Erie County

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Application for Contractor's License

Contractors use this application to request a City of Tonawanda license by providing business, owner, insurance, and contractor-type information.

What this form is

The City of Tonawanda Building Inspector’s Office uses this application for contractors seeking a license. It asks for business and principal-owner details, insurance information, contractor types, and the applicant’s signature and date. The form lists a $100 yearly fee and says to include required insurance forms and a check; licenses expire December 31 of the issuing year.

Who needs it

A contractor seeking a City of Tonawanda license should complete this application and include the required insurance forms and check.

How to submit it

Send the application, required insurance forms, and a check to the Building Inspector’s Office at 200 Niagara Street, Tonawanda, New York 14150-1099. Make the $100 check payable to the Tonawanda City Treasurer.

About notarization

This application is signed and dated without a notary; it requires insurance forms and a check, with no sworn or notarized attachment identified.

How to submit this form

1
Download The Application
Download the City of Tonawanda contractor's license application PDF.
2
Complete The Application
Enter the requested business, owner, contact, insurance, and contractor-type information, then sign and date the application.
3
Gather Required Items
Include all required insurance forms and a $100 check payable to the Tonawanda City Treasurer.
4
Submit To The City
Send the application, insurance forms, and check to the Building Inspector’s Office at 200 Niagara Street, Tonawanda, New York 14150-1099.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a notary for the contractor's license application?: No. The application calls for the applicant’s signature and date, not a notary. It also requires insurance forms and a check, with no sworn or notarized attachment identified.
How do I submit the contractor's license application?: Send the completed application, required insurance forms, and a $100 check payable to the Tonawanda City Treasurer to the Building Inspector’s Office at 200 Niagara Street, Tonawanda, New York 14150-1099.
What information does the application ask for?: It asks for business and principal-owner details, contact information, years in business, approximate employee count, insurance information, contractor types, and the applicant’s signature and date.
What insurance documents are required?: The form lists general liability coverage of $300,000, workers’ compensation insurance or a certificate of exemption, and New York State disability insurance or a certificate of exemption.

Need something notarized?

This Application for Contractor's License doesn’t need a notary — but if you have another Tonawanda form that does, a commissioned online notary can help.