Regional contractor's business license | Metro
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Regional contractor's business license | Metro
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About the contractor's business license
If you have jobs in several cities in the Portland metropolitan area, you can pay for a single license from Metro that lets you conduct business in multiple cities. Metro's license covers all construction trades — both commercial and residential — as well as all landscape contractors.
The Metro license is optional, but it costs less to buy a single license from Metro than a number of licenses from individual cities.
Metro's business license is not a substitute for a business license from the city in which your principal place of business is located, or where dollar limits, as explained below, are exceeded. Also, some cities that honor Metro's license may have additional requirements for contractors doing business there. Please inquire with the local jurisdiction in which you are performing work using Metro's license to determine if there are any additional license requirements.
Where is the Metro license honored?
In these 20 cities: Beaverton, Cornelius, Durham, Fairview, Forest Grove, Gladstone, Gresham, Happy Valley, Hillsboro, King City, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Oregon City, Sherwood, Tigard, Troutdale, Tualatin, West Linn, Wilsonville and Wood Village
Metro's license does not cover the city of Portland. To get a business license for work performed in Portland, please contact the City of Portland.
What does the Metro license cost?
The annual fee for Metro's business license is $185 and eliminates the expense of applying for a separate license for work in the 20 cities that honor it.
To qualify for the regional license you must:
Be licensed with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board or the Oregon Landscape Contractors Board, unless proof of exemption is provided.
Have a corresponding city license if your principal place of business is located in any of the 20 cities honoring the Metro license.
Earn $250,000 or less in gross receipts per year per jurisdiction honoring the Metro license, or hold a city license for any jurisdiction listed in which that dollar limit is exceeded.
Search Metro's Contractor Business License database
Search by business name, phone number (7 digits, for example 555-5555), Metro license number (without
leading zeros), state license number (OCCB), or landscape license number (LCB).
Apply for or renew a license
For additional assistance:
please call Metro at 503-797-1620. Select option 1 for Accounts Receivable, then option 2 again for Contractor's Business License program. Please leave a message if your call is not answered and you will receive a call back on the same business day.
After you apply:
Make a copy of your application. As long as you meet all of the licensing requirements, the copy of your completed application or online order confirmation will serve as your temporary license.
You should receive your official license in about two weeks. Metro's license is valid for 12 months from the date issued. You’ll receive a notice inviting you to renew your license prior to the expiration date.
Apply on paper
Download the application, include the nonrefundable fee and send it.
Regional Contractor's Business License application - English
PDF
100.59 KB
May 17, 2017
Solicitud de licencia de negocios para contratistas
PDF
104.56 KB
May 17, 2017
Contact
Metro Accounts Receivable department
[email protected]
503-797-1620
Skip to main content
About the contractor's business license
If you have jobs in several cities in the Portland metropolitan area, you can pay for a single license from Metro that lets you conduct business in multiple cities. Metro's license covers all construction trades — both commercial and residential — as well as all landscape contractors.
The Metro license is optional, but it costs less to buy a single license from Metro than a number of licenses from individual cities.
Metro's business license is not a substitute for a business license from the city in which your principal place of business is located, or where dollar limits, as explained below, are exceeded. Also, some cities that honor Metro's license may have additional requirements for contractors doing business there. Please inquire with the local jurisdiction in which you are performing work using Metro's license to determine if there are any additional license requirements.
Where is the Metro license honored?
In these 20 cities: Beaverton, Cornelius, Durham, Fairview, Forest Grove, Gladstone, Gresham, Happy Valley, Hillsboro, King City, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Oregon City, Sherwood, Tigard, Troutdale, Tualatin, West Linn, Wilsonville and Wood Village
Metro's license does not cover the city of Portland. To get a business license for work performed in Portland, please contact the City of Portland.
What does the Metro license cost?
The annual fee for Metro's business license is $185 and eliminates the expense of applying for a separate license for work in the 20 cities that honor it.
To qualify for the regional license you must:
Be licensed with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board or the Oregon Landscape Contractors Board, unless proof of exemption is provided.
Have a corresponding city license if your principal place of business is located in any of the 20 cities honoring the Metro license.
Earn $250,000 or less in gross receipts per year per jurisdiction honoring the Metro license, or hold a city license for any jurisdiction listed in which that dollar limit is exceeded.
Search Metro's Contractor Business License database
Search by business name, phone number (7 digits, for example 555-5555), Metro license number (without
leading zeros), state license number (OCCB), or landscape license number (LCB).
Apply for or renew a license
For additional assistance:
please call Metro at 503-797-1620. Select option 1 for Accounts Receivable, then option 2 again for Contractor's Business License program. Please leave a message if your call is not answered and you will receive a call back on the same business day.
After you apply:
Make a copy of your application. As long as you meet all of the licensing requirements, the copy of your completed application or online order confirmation will serve as your temporary license.
You should receive your official license in about two weeks. Metro's license is valid for 12 months from the date issued. You’ll receive a notice inviting you to renew your license prior to the expiration date.
Apply on paper
Download the application, include the nonrefundable fee and send it.
Regional Contractor's Business License application - English
100.59 KB
May 17, 2017
Solicitud de licencia de negocios para contratistas
104.56 KB
May 17, 2017
Contact
Metro Accounts Receivable department
[email protected]
503-797-1620