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Robert Henry Cook Construction

Robert Henry Cook at 2064 HARPER ST, El Cerrito, CA 94530, held a General Contractor license (#236799) with the California contractors license board with an expiration date of 03-31-2021. We last verified the license was expired on 03-27-2026.

Their BuildZoom score is 0 because we haven’t been able to verify an active license. As a result, they’re not ranked in the top 50% of 336,931 California contractors.

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Building Permits by Robert Henry Cook

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Building/residential/r/new single family-duplex

6147 Arlington Blvd, Richmond, CA, 94805

2005-06-22

New single family residence with attached garage.**between 6143 & 6153** 11-30-06 ---- submitting truss calcs and structural revisions ---bdb

Valuation:

N/A

Permit #:

BI369968

Status:

final

Fee:

$9,081

Permit Type:

N/A

Building Type:

N/A

Building/residential/building/new

1099 16th St, Oakland, CA, 94607

1992-04-24

Single family dwelling

Valuation:

$120,000

Permit #:

RB9201511

Status:

Final

Fee:

$4,857

Permit Type:

N/A

Building Type:

N/A

Building/residential/building/new

1524 Chestnut St, Oakland, CA, 94607

1993-02-24

New 2-story sfd

Valuation:

$156,200

Permit #:

RB9300615

Status:

Final

Fee:

$5,688

Permit Type:

N/A

Building Type:

N/A

Building/non-residential/building/new

1620 Linden St, Oakland, CA, 94607

1990-02-13

New single family dwelling

Valuation:

$142,348

Permit #:

B9000675

Status:

Final

Fee:

$2,104

Permit Type:

N/A

Building Type:

N/A

Building/non-residential/building/new

1622 Linden St, Oakland, CA, 94607

1990-02-13

New single family dwelling

Valuation:

$142,348

Permit #:

B9000676

Status:

Final

Fee:

$2,104

Permit Type:

N/A

Building Type:

N/A

Building/public infrastructure/curb-gutter sidewalk/na

1524 Chestnut St, Oakland, CA, 94607

1995-11-27

New d/w for new sfd - 156 sq ft of d/w

Valuation:

$0

Permit #:

CGS950365

Status:

Permit Issued

Fee:

$166

Permit Type:

N/A

Building Type:

N/A

Building

1 Graham Pl, Oakland, CA, 94619

1992-06-09

Plumbing for bathroom in addition

Valuation:

N/A

Permit #:

P9202083

Status:

FINAL

Fee:

N/A

Permit Type:

N/A

Building Type:

N/A

Building/non-residential/plumbing/addition

1 Graham Pl, Oakland, CA, 94619

1992-06-09

Plumbing for bathroom in addition

Valuation:

$0

Permit #:

P9202083

Status:

Final

Fee:

$161

Permit Type:

N/A

Building Type:

N/A

Building

1 Graham Pl, Oakland, CA, 94619

1992-09-01

Install 0 clearance fireplace

Valuation:

N/A

Permit #:

M9200948

Status:

FINAL

Fee:

N/A

Permit Type:

N/A

Building Type:

N/A

Building/non-residential/mechanical/addition

1 Graham Pl, Oakland, CA, 94619

1992-09-01

Install 0 clearance fireplace

Valuation:

$0

Permit #:

M9200948

Status:

Final

Fee:

$92

Permit Type:

N/A

Building Type:

N/A

Building

1079 16th St, Oakland, CA, 94607

1993-03-09

New single family dwelling

Valuation:

N/A

Permit #:

M9300273

Status:

FINAL

Fee:

N/A

Permit Type:

N/A

Building Type:

N/A

Building

1079 16th St, Oakland, CA, 94607

1993-03-09

New single family dwelling

Valuation:

N/A

Permit #:

P9300810

Status:

FINAL

Fee:

N/A

Permit Type:

N/A

Building Type:

N/A

Building/non-residential/building/repair

769 19th St, Oakland, CA, 94612

1990-01-19

Shearwalls 1/2 ply

Valuation:

$9,000

Permit #:

B9000293

Status:

Final

Fee:

$215

Permit Type:

N/A

Building Type:

N/A

Building/non-residential/mechanical/new

1622 Linden St, Oakland, CA, 94607

1991-01-22

Single family dwelling control furnace

Valuation:

$0

Permit #:

M9100121

Status:

Final

Fee:

$97

Permit Type:

N/A

Building Type:

N/A

Building

1524 Chestnut St, Oakland, CA, 94607

1995-11-27

New construction new d/w for new single family dwelling - 156 sq ft of d/w

Valuation:

N/A

Permit #:

CGS950365

Status:

PERMIT ISSUED

Fee:

N/A

Permit Type:

N/A

Building Type:

N/A

Building/non-residential/mechanical/new

1099 16th St, Oakland, CA, 94607

1993-03-09

New single family dwelling

Valuation:

$0

Permit #:

M9300272

Status:

Final

Fee:

$154

Permit Type:

N/A

Building Type:

N/A

Building/non-residential/mechanical/new

1079 16th St, Oakland, CA, 94607

1993-03-09

New single family dwelling

Valuation:

$0

Permit #:

M9300273

Status:

Final

Fee:

$154

Permit Type:

N/A

Building Type:

N/A

Building/non-residential/plumbing/alteration

1079 16th St, Oakland, CA, 94607

1993-03-09

New single family dwelling

Valuation:

$0

Permit #:

P9300810

Status:

Final

Fee:

$217

Permit Type:

N/A

Building Type:

N/A

Building/non-residential/plumbing/alteration

1099 16th St, Oakland, CA, 94607

1993-03-09

New single family dwelling

Valuation:

$0

Permit #:

P9300811

Status:

Expired

Fee:

$217

Permit Type:

N/A

Building Type:

N/A

Building/residential/mechanical/new

1524 Chestnut St, Oakland, CA, 94607

1993-12-01

New single family dwelling

Valuation:

$0

Permit #:

RM9301531

Status:

Final

Fee:

$161

Permit Type:

N/A

Building Type:

N/A

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Inactive License

License #	236799
Status	Inactive
State	California
Type	General Building
Business Type	Sole Ownership

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Bonded

Bonded Agent	American Contractors Indemnity Company
Bond Value	$15,000

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Permits

Building permit records show that Robert Henry Cook has worked on 8 permitted projects.

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Robert Henry Cook currently holds license 236799 (General Building), which was Inactive when we last checked.

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Your liability risk when hiring Robert Henry Cook

Contractors in California are required to carry workers' compensation insurance if they have employees and proof of liability insurance with the cumulative limit of $1 million for licensees with five or fewer persons, and an additional 100,000 for each additional member over five, not to exceed $5 million total.

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Robert Henry Cook has a $15,000 bond with American Contractors Indemnity Company.

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