City of Nekoosa

Wood County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

City of Nekoosa is a jurisdiction in Wood County, Wisconsin, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. 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: (715) 886-7878
Email: rschmidt@nekoosawi.com
Department Site: Public Works Department (Rick Schmidt, P.E., Director of Public Works) (opens in a new tab)

Source: cityofnekoosa.org (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

Online Building Permit Application (GEC/Soliant portal) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Rick Schmidt, P.E., Director of Public Works
City of Nekoosa
951 Market Street
Nekoosa, WI 54457

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

Additional Notes

City of Nekoosa (Wood County, DOA code 71261) is confirmed 'Delegated' for UDC authority on the DSPS PDF (line 113), though that record itself lists no contact name. City's own site names Rick Schmidt, P.E. as Director of Public Works overseeing building permits; a separate search snippet listed his phone as (715) 886-7889 versus the main department line (715) 886-7878 confirmed on the site — both are plausible (direct line vs. main office), flagged as a minor discrepancy. Building fee schedule and online portal (hosted on a FileMaker/Soliant cloud system) confirmed on the Forms & Permits page.

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 — City of Nekoosa'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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