Hiring Commercial Property Services Providers in Connecticut

Commercial real estate services in Connecticut revolve around the Department of Consumer Protection’s licensing framework. Verify a Major Contractor registration for firms managing multi-trade commercial projects, and confirm individual trade licenses—E-1 Unlimited Electrical, S-1 Unlimited Heating & Cooling, P-1 Unlimited Plumbing—for specialty scopes. Soft-service vendors must hold a state sales-and-use tax permit and, where applicable, licenses from other agencies: security companies via the Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection and pesticide applicators via the Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. Require $2 million general liability for trades, with $1 million acceptable for routine cleaning, plus workers’ comp and E&O for design or advisory work. Insist the vendor pulls permits with the local building official, follows the Connecticut State Building Code, and, in coastal zones, meets FEMA flood-elevation and wind-load requirements. Favor teams with experience on property types similar to yours—biotech labs along the I-91 corridor, suburban office parks, or downtown Hartford multifamily towers—and always obtain local references before signing.