The Construction Contractors Board (CCB) is the state agency that licenses contractors in Oregon.
The CCB conducts periodic enforcement sweeps in search of unlicensed contractor activity and other violations.
“Unlicensed contractors put consumers at risk,” CCB Enforcement Manager Vena Swanson said. “By searching for unlicensed contractor activity, we’re helping to protect consumers that hire contractors.”
An enforcement sweep is a planned effort with field investigators working together in designated areas searching for unlicensed contractors and illegal construction activity.
Swanson said this year’s sweep season, which started last spring and concluded at the end of October, touched every region of Oregon.
Some sweeps were conducted with other state agencies, while others were conducted as a part of a national sweep effort. The agency conducted 10 collective weeks of sweeps over the last six months, sometimes overlapping sweeps in different areas of the state at the same time.
“We completed 1,052 CCB license/job site checks, checked the certification on 330 lead-based paint job sites, and checked credentialing for 170 tradespeople during this collective 10 weeks,” Swanson said.