Indiana · Before choosing a contractor
How to verify an Indiana roofing contractor.
Check separate sources for separate claims.
Use this source-linked checklist to document what official and firsthand sources actually state. BidHound does not perform or certify contractor background checks, license checks, insurance checks, or endorsements.
Start with the right jurisdiction
Start with the city or county where the work will occur.
The Indiana Attorney General’s consumer guide says contractor licensing requirements vary by community and tells consumers to check with the city or county building department about local licensing, bonding, and insurance.
Read the Indiana Attorney General’s contractor guide →
Find code officials and local building officials by county →
Supporting context: Indiana’s Business Owner’s Guide says plumbers are the construction contractors licensed by the state and other contractor licensing is a local option. Confirm current requirements with the responsible local office.
Treat INBiz as an entity-status source.
INBiz Business Search can show a business record, status, address, and registered-agent information. Indiana explains that an “Active” status means the entity is current on its business-entity reports and has a valid registered agent.
That status description does not address local roofing licensure, insurance, bonding, competence, workmanship, or complaint history. Check those claims separately.
No match is unresolved, not proof that the contractor is unregistered or invalid. Indiana says some informal businesses do not require filing with the Secretary of State. Check alternate or legal names and, when an informal business uses an assumed name, the appropriate county recorder’s record.
Source: IN.gov, How can I look up information about a business?
No-match sources: INBiz business registration guidance and IN.gov assumed-name filing guidance.
Eight-check workflow
Record each check without turning it into a score.
On a phone, each check appears as a labeled card.
| Check | What to record privately | What it does not prove |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Project city and county | Identify the city and county where the work will occur without entering a street address here. Use the official state directory to find the relevant local building office. | The office listed for one place does not establish the rules for another jurisdiction or decide which requirements apply to a particular contract. |
| 2. Exact contracting name | Copy the exact person or business name shown on the proposal into your private project record. Use that same name for each lookup and ask about any mismatch. | A matching name does not prove that the signer has authority, a local license, insurance, bonding, or a record of acceptable work. |
| 3. Indiana business record | Search the name in INBiz. Record the matching entity, status, address or registered-agent details you relied on, and the date checked. | Indiana defines “Active” as current business-entity reports plus a valid registered agent. It does not establish a local roofing license, insurance, bonding, competence, workmanship, or complaint history. |
| 4. City or county requirements | Contact the building department where the work will occur. Ask which contractor license, registration, bond, permit, and insurance requirements apply and how the department confirms them. | Requirements can differ by city and county. A result from another locality may not answer what applies to this property. |
| 5. Insurance and bonding evidence | Ask what evidence the local authority requires, obtain the applicable documentation from the contractor, and record how and when you confirmed it through the appropriate source. | A document by itself may be expired, altered, incomplete, or unrelated to the entity, work, or date at issue. BidHound does not authenticate it. |
| 6. Workers’ compensation records | Use the Indiana Workers’ Compensation Board’s employer resources to locate the applicable coverage-confirmation, contractor-search, or coverage-election tool. Record the returned wording and date checked. | A search result does not establish that every worker or subcontractor on a future project is covered, or replace advice from the responsible agency or a qualified professional. |
| 7. Complaint information and references | Follow the Indiana Attorney General guide: check available complaint information and speak with people who have used the contractor. Record the source, date, and what was actually said. | No result, a reference, or one complaint is a complete measure of reliability, quality, or future performance. |
| 8. Written bid, warranty, and records | Compare written bids, keep warranties and change orders, confirm permit responsibility, and preserve the records used for the decision. | A complete file does not establish code compliance, legal sufficiency, fair price, workmanship, or the best contractor for the project. |
Official starting points: Indiana Workers’ Compensation Board employer resources and the Indiana Consumer Protection Division. The Consumer Protection Division says it mediates and investigates consumer complaints but cannot act as an individual’s private attorney or provide legal advice.
Print or save a blank copy
Keep the completed evidence log in your own project file.
Do not enter or send contractor names, addresses, certificate numbers, client details, or documents on this site. This blank table is for a private printed or locally saved record. BidHound does not collect it.
On a phone, each source appears as a labeled card.
| Source | Checked on | What the source states | Unresolved question |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project city, county, and local office | ________________ | ____________________________ | ____________________________ |
| Exact proposal identity | ________________ | ____________________________ | ____________________________ |
| INBiz business record | ________________ | ____________________________ | ____________________________ |
| City or county building department | ________________ | ____________________________ | ____________________________ |
| Local license, registration, bond, permit, and insurance evidence | ________________ | ____________________________ | ____________________________ |
| Workers’ compensation record | ________________ | ____________________________ | ____________________________ |
| Complaint information and references | ________________ | ____________________________ | ____________________________ |
| Written bid, warranty, and change-order terms | ________________ | ____________________________ | ____________________________ |
Limits
This educational checklist is not a background-check service, legal advice, an inspection, or a determination that a contractor is licensed, registered, bonded, insured, qualified, reputable, or suitable. It does not score, rank, recommend, accuse, or predict contractor performance. Records and requirements can change; confirm current information with the responsible source.
There is no form, contractor-name submission, file upload, account, order, reservation, payment, document intake, delivery promise, or subscription on this page.
Official links and source wording checked September 26, 2026.
After the contractor checks, compare the written bids.
Use the free local worksheet to compare two to four bids for one Indiana residential asphalt-roof project without uploading proposals. It organizes written scope and unanswered questions; it does not choose a contractor.
Open the free bid comparison toolThen compare the written warranty documents by term and source location →
Then review the Indiana roofing contract checklist before signing →
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Have an Indiana project question?
Read the fictional sample first. The prepared email asks for your city and state, residential asphalt-roof confirmation, bid count, role, main question, what decision the sample helps with, and what you would choose at $97. Completing the prompts may avoid a follow-up.
If you manage properties or association projects, also include approximately how many eligible roofing projects you compared in the past 90 days and when you may next need a comparison.
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