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Department of Licenses and Inspections

Suspended contractors

The Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I) enforces code compliance for contractors and other trade licensees.

Revocations and current suspensions

The table below lists contractors and trade licensees whose licenses are currently revoked or suspended.

Contractor License number Current license status Discipline imposed Cause for discipline
Made Construction (Jason Cutaiar) #55489 Revoked License revocation Created falsified Certificates of Occupancy and presented them to the purchasers of new construction residencies that had incomplete permits. This caused purchasers to move into properties that the Department had not certified as safe for occupancy.
Ilya Chebotar (VRTX Investments) #43245 Revoked License revocation Initially suspended for repeated violations that risked public safety. License later revoked for attempting to evade suspension by continuing to perform construction while deceptively claiming that other construction companies were performing the construction.
Visionary Developers LLC #42090 Revoked License revocation Performed construction work without required permits and failed to provide requested documents and records.
Khaliyl Collier (Operation Bulldoze) #45329 Revoked License revocation Provided false information on a license application and failed to provide requested documents and records.
Norman Cole (Norman Cole Plumbing & Heating) #40339 Revoked License revocation Obtained permits for an unlicensed contractor and failed to provide requested documents and records.
Q Construction #50562 Revoked License revocation Performed illegal excavation resulting in the collapse of two structures and performed work without required permits.
Graham Builders #47337 Revoked License revocation Performed unsafe excavation without the required permit or special inspections, compromising the foundations of two neighboring structures, and performed construction without required permits at a separate site.
Espana Demo #50103 Revoked License revocation Repeatedly performed demolition work beyond the scope of issued permits and multiple instances of unsafe or unworkmanlike work during demolition.
Michael Murawski #22146 Revoked License revocation Repeated performing work without required permits or inspections and repeatedly violating Stop Work Orders.

Completed suspensions

The table below is a list of contractors and trade licensees who have completed their license suspensions.

Contractor License number Current license status Discipline imposed Cause for discipline
PASP LLC #46791 Suspended through September 20, 2024 6-month suspension License suspension for the collapse of Key pizza.
RLC Contractors, Inc. (Robert Minor Jr.) #51129 Suspended through August 8, 2024 20-month suspension Repeatedly performed machine demolition on buildings that required hand demolition, putting neighboring buildings at risk.
Ayelet Farage #053131 Suspended through June 24, 2024 6-month suspension Intentionally and knowingly engaging in a scheme to repeatedly undercut requirements of the Philadelphia Code by creating and submitting falsified insurance documents.
Infinite Enterprises, LLC Development #59601 Suspended through February 8, 2024 3-month suspension Repeatedly failing to comply with provisions of The Philadelphia Code, knowingly violating Stop Work Orders on two occasions, and causing deceptive information to be submitted to the Department to obtain permits on two occasions.
William Baker (Expediter) #46161 Suspended through January 25, 2024 1-month suspension Intentionally and knowingly deceiving the client by providing a falsified Department document.
Cellich Fire Protection, Inc. #29809 Suspended through January 5, 2024 18-month suspension Repeatedly submitted permit applications containing false information.
Platinum Construction and Development #53605 Suspended through November 1, 2023 2-month suspension Employing unlicensed contractors, disregarding Department approved plans and specifications, and failing to comply with all provisions of The Philadelphia Code.
Lorenc Construction LLC (Lorenc Begollari) #41768 Suspended through September 7, 2023 3-month suspension Operating with an expired contractor’s license, hiring unlicensed subcontractors, and allowing workers without OSHA-10 training to work on his site.
Insite Construction, Inc. (Eliahu Alon and Isaac Azran) #39348 Suspended through July 1, 2023 12-month suspension Repeatedly worked with expired contractor license and failed to pay Department fines.
Eleazar Moreno and Julio Moreno (Los Guates Construction) #52151 Suspended through June 6, 2023 18-month suspension Created an unsafe condition by performing structural work in an unsafe manner and without the required permits.
Amiyr Muhammad (Str8 Construction) #052915 Suspended through May 4, 2023 12-month suspension Repeatedly short-dumped debris onto private property and attempted to deceive the Department during an investigation.
Urban Beautification (Victor Sanders and Gloria Guerrero) #43131 Suspended through January 20, 2023 4-month suspension Repeatedly violated Department Stop Work Orders, hired an unlicensed subcontractor and workers without OSHA-10 safety training, and failed to adequately protect pedestrians while performing roof work.
Julia Chebotar (Build Development LLC) #55567 Suspended through October 12, 2022 18-month suspension Deceit in obtaining a license to evade the prior suspension of VRTX Investments (aka Ilya Chebotar).
Maria Ramsay (Evolution of Construction, operated by Byron Ramsay) #51880 Suspended through July 21, 2022 18-month suspension Repeated violations contributing to the collapse of the construction projects at 2159 and 2173 E. William Street, where Marie Ramsay (Evolution of Construction, operated primarily by Byron Ramsay) acted as the site superintendent. The framing was executed incorrectly, required horizontal support systems were not installed, and the contractors involved with this project intentionally undercut code requirements in order to cut costs by not using plywood on the exterior side walls during framing.
Darwin Carbajal (DJ Contractors) #53792 Suspended through May 6, 2022 18-month suspension Repeated underpinning and excavation violations that risked public safety.
Evandro Souto (2 Hand Brothers) #40723 Suspended through January 21, 2022 12-month suspension Repeated violations contributing to the collapse of the construction projects at 2159 and 2173 E. William Street, where 2 Hand Brothers acted as the framing subcontractor. The framing was executed incorrectly, required horizontal support systems were not installed, and the contractors involved with this project intentionally undercut code requirements in order to cut costs by not using plywood on the exterior side walls during framing.
Freedom Construction #42748 Suspended through July 1, 2021 5-month suspension Repeated violations related to excavation, shoring, and underpinning that risked public safety.
OE Bros (formerly operating as Espana Brothers) #53327 Suspended through May 26, 2021 12-month suspension Deceit in obtaining a new license to evade the prior suspension of Espana Brothers and repeatedly exceeding the scope of approved demolition work in a manner that risked public safety.

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