ARK SYSTEMS INC

Permits are pulled before work begins and then inspected by the county. A contractor who files them is working inside a system with an inspector in it, which is what unpermitted work avoids.

What the permits show

Of the permits we observed, 84% are electrical work.

Electrical 83

Fire Protection 13

Accessory Structure 1

Pool & Spa 1

Structural 1

Each county's permit system holds only their own records, so the combined view above exists nowhere else.

Recent work

• Electrical install
  July 2026 · Howard County

  Suite 302/ Howard County workforce development/ Installation of fire alarm audio/visual devices for (Phase 2) tenant re…

• Electrical work
  June 2026 · Howard County

  Centennial High School/ Provide a new audio/visual notification device along with the relocation of an existing manual …

• Electrical replacement
  May 2026 · Howard County

  Riverhill Interfaith @ The Gathering Plc/ Replacement of fire alarm control panel and remote Lcd annunciator; Fire Alar…

• Fire protection replacement
  March 2026 · Frederick County

  Replacement of fire alarm control panel.Related electrical permit # 505248

• Emergency repair
  July 2025 · Howard County

  Suite 110/ Bwfa/ Installation of emergency phone in the 1st floor restroom vestibule; b25000980

• Kitchen renovation
  June 2025 · Howard County

  Suite 400/ Uber bagels & deli/ Installation of fire alarm relay to tie in the kitchen hood; Fire alarm permit #f25000556

• Accessory structure install
  April 2025 · Howard County

  Mount villa apartments/ Installation of cellular communicator, cellular communicator located on garage level in electri…

• Sprinkler modification
  April 2025 · Howard County

  Montpelier shopping center -7530/ Installation of cellular communicator, communicator is not located in a suite, it is …

• Fire protection install
  July 2024 · Frederick County

  Installation of (1) smoke detector above the fire alarm control panel.

Licensing

• Licensed Electrician Issued by Maryland Board of Master Electricians. Verify
• Howard County Restricted Electrician Issued by Howard County.

Towns we observed them working in

We hold permit records for Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Frederick County, Howard County, Prince George's County, and Washington DC. Work anywhere else is not missing from this contractor's record, it is outside what we cover.

Permits by year

Our records for this contractor's counties begin August 2021. Years before that are not shown because we hold nothing for them, not because nothing happened.

What this page is, and is not

• Howard County: 82 permits observed, from records beginning August 2021.
• Frederick County: 16 permits observed, from records beginning August 2021.
• Anne Arundel County: 1 permits observed, from records beginning December 2025.

This page shows permits we observed in county records. Our observation is not complete: work done before those dates, in counties we do not cover, or on filings that name no contractor does not appear here. A contractor's real work is almost always greater than what we observed, and absence of a permit on this page does not mean the work was not done or not permitted. We currently hold records for Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Frederick County, Howard County, Prince George's County, and Washington DC; see permit coverage for what that includes.

Common questions

Does a permit record mean this contractor is licensed?

County permit records list ARK SYSTEMS INC under Licensed Electrician, Howard County Restricted Electrician. Check current standing with the issuing body before hiring.

Why do some contractors show more permits than others?

Counties began publishing at different times and describe contractors differently, so the number reflects what we observed as much as what the contractor did. It is not a ranking.

What should I still ask for?

Proof of insurance, a written contract, and the license number for the trade being performed. A permit record is a starting point, not a substitute for either.

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