California contractor licence #997369

Richard Bates The HVAC Man

Richard Bates The HVAC Man holds California contractor licence 997369 (HVAC (Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning)) in Fair Oaks, Sacramento County. Status: Suspended · expires Oct 31, 2028.

Suspendedlicence status

2028-10expires Oct 31, 2028

$25,000contractor's bond

Noneworkers' comp

What this means

The licence is suspended because the workers' compensation policy lapsed with no replacement or exemption on file. A suspended licence cannot be used to contract for work until CSLB lifts the suspension.
Contractor's bond: $25,000 with Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company. The bond is there to pay consumers and workers harmed by licence-law violations; it is not liability insurance and it does not guarantee the work.
Workers' comp: CSLB has no current workers' comp policy or exemption on file for this licence.
Our records show 1 change to this licence since we started tracking the CSLB file; see the change history below.

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Licence details

Licence number	997369
Business name (as CSLB lists it)	BATES RICHARD THE HVAC MAN
Business type	Sole Owner
Status	Suspended (CSLB: Work Comp Susp)
Issued	Oct 6, 2014
Expires	Oct 31, 2028
City / county / ZIP	Fair Oaks / Sacramento / 95628
Contractor's bond surety	Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company
Bond amount	$25,000
Bond number	800272069
Bond effective	Aug 14, 2026
Workers' comp	License does not have current W/C
Workers' comp insurer	Wesco Insurance Company
Workers' comp effective	Sep 7, 2024
Workers' comp expires	Sep 7, 2025
CSLB record last updated	Sep 3, 2026

Classifications

C-20 HVAC (Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning): heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems · other hvac (heating, ventilating and air-conditioning) contractors in Fair Oaks

Change history

Sep 3, 2026Licence back to active status
Aug 14, 2026Current contractor's bond took effect (Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company)
Sep 7, 2024Current workers' comp record took effect
Oct 6, 2014Licence issued

Changes come from comparing successive copies of CSLB's public licence master file (refreshed twice a week) since October 2026, plus the dates printed on the current record.

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