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Fire Suppression Backflow Contractor Registration Procedures

In order to become registered as a fire suppression bacflow contractor, the applicant must provide the Administrator (the Colorado Division of Fire Safety) with all of the following documentation:

1. The applicant is a principal of the company as defined in Colorado Revised Statutes 24-33.5-1202 (8).
2. The company shall be recorded and in "good standing" with the Colorado Secretary of State's Office.
   • New and renewing applicant's must provide documented proof of this status. Click HERE to find your organization.
3. The contractor must complete all parts of the online application and agre to all conditions. The application is an official document legally binding the contractor to the provisions of Colorado Revised Statutes and all rules adopted by the administrator.
4. The applicant shall comply with all applicable codes and standards (C.R.S. 24-33.5-1206.1) adopted by the administrator and all codes, ordinances and resolutions adopted by municipalities, counties and fire protection districts.
5. The applicant has current general liability insurance (Section 3.2.1) that includes products and completed operations coverage for the related operations performed.
6. The principal of the company shall fill out and have notorized the Principal Acknowledgment Form.
7. If this is a new application (first time registrant) complete and upload an Affidavit of Legal Residency as required in Colorado Revised Statutes 24-76.5-103(4)(b).
• Contractors who are renewing a certification from last year do not need to fill out an Affidavit of Legal Residency; UNLESS, there has been a change in the organization's Principal.
8. Annual Registration Fee of Fire Suppression Backflow Contractors.
9. Application shall be accompanied by proof of one of the following current certifications:

   -American Society of Sanitary Engineering (ASSE)
   -American Backflow Prevention Assoc. (ABPA)

Note: Individual testers within a company (registered as a Backflow Contractor) are not required to be certified as Backflow Contractors themselves; but, they do require either the ABPA or ASSE qualification to test/repair/work on backflow devices on firelines.

Backflow Contractor Application

Backflow Contractor Application

• Completed applications and all supporting documents may be emailed to Steve Gasowski (subject line: 2012 Registration) or mailed to the DFS office:

690 Kipling Street, Ste. 2000; Lakewood, CO 80215

• All 2012 registration certificates shall be emailed back using the email address you provided on your application.

Certification and training opportunities are available at the following websites:

Certification and training opportunities are available at www.bpecc.org.

Colorado Backflow Prevention Association at http://www.backflow.org/

For more information on ASSE and ABPA certification click here.

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