Village of Merrimac

Sauk County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Merrimac is a jurisdiction in Sauk County, Wisconsin, which does not currently list an online permit database — contact the department directly by phone or email. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Contact

Phone: 608-493-2122
Email: merrimac@merr.com
Department Site: Village Office (Building Inspector: General Engineering Corp / GEC, contracted) (opens in a new tab)

Source: merrimacwi.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

David Bieno (General Engineering Corp) — building inspector, per secondary source
Village Office, 100 Cook Street
Merrimac, WI 53561

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

DSPS UDC Delegated Municipalities PDF (DOA code 56151, Delegated) lists Brian Mooney, Clerk, 608-493-2122, merrimac@merr.com — matches the phone published on the village's own permits page (100 Cook Street, Village Office). Building Inspector is General Engineering Corp (GEC); the village's own fee-schedule text confirms GEC does inspection review. A web search separately found a GEC inspector named David Bieno at 608-617-9869 / dbieno@generalengineering.net — this may be the same 'Dave Bieno' the DSPS PDF lists for the neighboring Town of Merrimac (608-742-2169 general GEC line), so treat the direct 608-617-9869 number as a hedge/secondary contact, not fully confirmed as village-specific. No online permit portal found — forms are PDF downloads submitted to the Village Office. Village of Merrimac and Town of Merrimac (below) are distinct governments — do not conflate.

What You Need Before Applying for a Permit

Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — Village of Merrimac's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.

Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.

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