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Conversion of Contractor License – PWD (Electrical) Class III
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With the launch of Contractor License Registration online through Sewa Setu portal, the renewal is also made online. To avail of online renewal of the Contractor License, existing offline contractor licenses must be digitized first through the Re-registration service.
Eligibility criteria: Any applicant who wishes to onboard an existing Contractor License issued through offline mode (before online mode) into Online Digital Contractor License.
- If the applicant is a first time user, he/she needs to click the Register Tab provided in top right corner in this page and then get registered with the necessary fields such as Full Name, Mobile No., Email id (which is not mandatory), State and Password.
- Then the applicant needs to login with the credentials, by clicking the Login Tab.
- After the applicant has logged on to the system, he/she needs to click the Apply Online tab and select the service they want to apply for and click the apply button after going through the Requirements tab.
- Applicant has to fill up the form and upload the required supporting documents.
- After successful submission of the form, an acknowledgement will be generated containing the application reference no. .The application is then forwarded to higher officials for further processes. The same will be notified over SMS and Email id of the applicant.
- An applicant can view and track the status of the application by clicking the Track button and entering the applicant’s application reference no.
- In case, if there are any discrepancies or mismatch found in the online application, the applicant needs to makes the necessary corrections in the online application or has to apply through a fresh online application. The applicant will be notified about this over SMS and Email id by the concerned official.
- If all processes are correct than a date is assigned for Physical inspection. The applicant will get notified about the inspection details over SMS and Email.
- If the Inspection is successful, the applicant will be notified to pay the requisite animal tax and application fee over SMS and Email.
- After successful submission of documents, the Certiciate will be generated and the applicant can download it from the ARTPS portal. The same will be notified to the applicant over SMS and Email.
Conversion of an existing Contractor License is sought for changing the Applicant Type (From Individual to Sole Proprietorship Firm/Partnership):
1) Individual: The applicant may apply for Conversion of the Individual Contractor License into a “Partnership Firm” Contractor License in case he/she wants to retain the credentials (such as the work experience, number of projects completed under the License, etc.) of the Individual Contractor License and create a “Partnership Firm” Contractor License where another partner is added to the firm.
The applicant will enter the existing “License No” of the Individual Contractor License and search when all the form details are fetched from the backend; the application fields are editable. Now, the applicant will select “Partnership Firm” from the drop-down list for the “Type of Business” field; all details of the partnership firm must be entered (similar to new registration). All the supporting documents for a “Partnership Firm” must be uploaded along with a court affidavit mentioning all liabilities and credentials.
2) Sole Proprietorship Firm: Similar to the case with Sole Proprietorship Firm, The applicant may apply for Conversion of the “Sole Proprietorship Firm” Contractor License into a “Partnership Firm” Contractor License in case he/she wants to retain the credentials (such as the work experience, number of projects completed under the License, etc.) of the “Sole Proprietorship Firm” Contractor License and create a “Partnership Firm” Contractor License where another partner is added to the firm.
The applicant will enter the existing “License No” of the Contractor License and search when all the form details are fetched from the backend; the application fields are editable. Now, the applicant will select “Partnership Firm” from the drop-down list for the “Type of Business” field; all details of the partnership firm must be entered (similar to new registration). All the supporting documents for a “Partnership Firm” must be uploaded along with a court affidavit mentioning all liabilities and credentials.
3) Partnership Firm: Limited partners can be removed or added; hence if there is a change in partners, the Contractor License must be updated and Conversions of Contractor License must be applied; however, the partnership license must be canceled if all limited partners leave.
The applicant may apply for Conversion of the “Partnership Firm” Contractor License in case he/she wants to add or remove a partner in the “Partnership Firm” Contractor License. For example, this is seen in case of demise of a father and addition of son/daughter to the “Partnership Firm” Contractor License.
The applicant enters the existing “License No” of the Contractor License and search when all the form details are fetched from the backend; the application fields are editable. The applicant may modify all the fields in the application form and submit (similar to new registration). All the supporting documents for a “Partnership Firm” must be uploaded along with a court affidavit mentioning all liabilities and credentials.
4) Company: A company-owned Contractor License cannot convert into an Individual/ Sole Proprietorship Firm / Partnership Firm. Again, Company licenses are tied to the number, not the individuals. Hence, any change of leadership within companies does not affect the ownership of the license; but any change in the company such as merging, dissolving, or surrendering business rights will lead to the cancellation of the license altogether.
Stipulated Time Limit: 30 (Thirty) working days from the date of submission of the application
Fees :
- Service charge (through PFC/CSC) - Rs. 30.
- Printing charge (in case of any printing from PFC/CSC) - Rs. 10 per page.
- Scanning charge (in case documents are scanned in PFC/CSC) - Rs. 5 per page.
- Convenience fee - Rs. 10
