Hiring Commercial Property Services Providers in Colorado

Commercial real estate services in Colorado demand special attention to the state’s patchwork of local contractor licenses. Electrical and plumbing trades require state credentials from the Colorado Electrical Board and Plumbing Board respectively, but general contractors are licensed by each municipality—Denver Community Planning & Development or Colorado Springs Regional Building Department, for example. Soft-service vendors need only a state and local business license; pesticide applicators must hold a Colorado Department of Agriculture Qualified Supervisor or Operator card, and security guards are licensed by local jurisdictions such as Denver’s Department of Excise & Licenses. Maintain at least $2 million general liability for construction trades and $1 million for janitorial or landscaping, plus statutory workers’ comp and E&O where design input is given. Ensure vendors can obtain city building permits, understand Colorado’s evolving energy-code and wildfire-mitigation rules, and follow OSHA fall-protection standards for work at altitude. Select firms with success on similar property types—mountain-resort hotels, metro-area offices, or cannabis-grow warehouses—and check references.