Verify Us · Colorado Contractor Checks
Check us before you hire us.
Colorado doesn’t license general contractors at the state level, so anyone can call themselves one. Here’s everything you can check about SummitPeak, where to check it — and the same checks to run on anyone else you’re considering.
★★★★★ 5.0 across 100+ jobs Insured OSHA-10 Free written estimates
Across 100+ completed jobs
- Registered Colorado LLC — verifiable in the Secretary of State database
- Liability insured — certificate sent before the first job
- OSHA-10 trained — 10-hour construction safety course
- HBI certificate — Home Builders Institute, via BuildStrong Academy
Our Credentials
What you can check — and where to check it.
Some of this is public record you can look up in a minute. The rest we’ll show you before your job starts.
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Registered Colorado LLC
SummitPeak Contracting & Logistics LLC, on file with the Colorado Secretary of State.
Entity ID [11-digit ID]
Public record
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Liability insured
General liability coverage on our work. The certificate can list you, your HOA or your building as certificate holder.
On request
Ask when you request an estimate
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OSHA-10 Construction
Federal 10-hour construction safety training.
On request
Scan the card’s QR code to reach the training center that issued it
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HBI PACT Core Construction Certificate
Home Builders Institute pre-apprenticeship certificate, earned through BuildStrong Academy.
On request
Ask to see the certificate
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5.0 across 100+ jobs
Our customer rating on TaskRabbit, where every review comes from a booked job.
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Local contractor licenses
Cities and counties license contractors for work that needs a permit. We do permitted work only where we hold current registration for your area.
By location
Ask for the number that covers your address
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Moving help, not a moving company
We provide the labor. Driving household goods between homes takes a Colorado PUC mover permit, which we don’t hold.
Registered isn’t the same as licensed. The Secretary of State runs a filing registry: a listing proves a company exists and who’s behind it, not that it’s qualified. That’s why the rest of this list matters.
The Five-Minute Check
How to check any contractor in Colorado
Licensing here happens city by city and county by county, and only for work that needs a permit. So the checking falls to you. Run these on everyone you’re considering — us included.
The five-minute check
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Confirm the business is real
Search the Secretary of State’s business database (opens in a new tab). The name on your estimate should match an entity in Good Standing.
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Get the insurance certificate — then call
A certificate shows coverage on the day it was printed. A two-minute call to the agent listed on it confirms the policy is still active.
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Match the license to your project
Work that needs a permit needs a contractor licensed where the job is. In Castle Rock, the Town’s building permits page (opens in a new tab) links to its eTRAKiT portal, where registered contractors are searchable.
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Check electricians and plumbers by name
Colorado licenses them as individuals, not companies. Ask who will do the work, then look that person up in DORA’s license lookup (opens in a new tab).
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Hiring movers? Check the permit
Anyone who drives your household goods for pay needs a Colorado PUC mover permit (opens in a new tab), and it has to appear in their ads.
Before You Sign
Good signs and red flags
Patterns worth knowing, whoever you hire.
Good signs
- A written, itemized estimate before work starts
- An insurance certificate the first time you ask
- A local license number for permitted work
- Straight answers about who does electrical and plumbing
- Reviews on a site the contractor doesn’t control
Red flags
- Asks you to pull the permit yourself
- Wants most of the money before work starts
- Pressure to decide today
- One number, with no breakdown
- Can’t produce an insurance certificate
Questions
Licensing, insurance and permits
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No. Colorado licenses electricians and plumbers through DORA, but not general contractors — there’s no state exam, experience check or insurance requirement. Cities and counties license contractors for work that needs a permit, so the license that matters depends on where the job is.
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SummitPeak is a registered Colorado LLC and liability insured. Because Colorado doesn’t license general contractors, licensing for permitted work is local: we do permitted work only where we hold current registration for your area, and we’ll show it to you before the job starts.
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Yes. Ask when you request an estimate and we’ll send a certificate of insurance before the job starts, with you, your HOA or your building listed as certificate holder.
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Electrical and plumbing work that requires a license is done by licensed trades, coordinated on your project. Ask for the name of the licensed electrician or plumber — Colorado issues those licenses to individuals, and you can look them up with DORA.
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Only if you’re doing the work yourself. In Castle Rock, for example, a homeowner can pull a permit only for work they perform on a home they own and live in — rentals included. A contractor who asks you to pull the permit is often one who can’t pull it themselves.
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Because the checks protect you whoever you hire. If we’re the right fit, they’ll show it — and if someone else is, you’ll hire them with your eyes open.
Castle Rock & the Denver Metro
Checked us out? Let’s price your job.
Send a few photos and a short description. Your written estimate arrives within 24 hours — ask for our insurance certificate with it.