City of Bessemer contractor bond.
$300. Five minutes.
The City of Bessemer requires contractors to file a $10,000 license bond as a condition of holding a city contractor business license. Ours is $300 flat — that is 3% of the $10,000 bond amount. The application is five minutes, and license bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal license bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City of Bessemer
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Bessemer revenue / licensing office. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A contractor license bond is a compliance guarantee to the City of Bessemer. It promises that you will do business in line with the city's licensing and construction rules — and gives the city, and the public, a financial backstop if you don't.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Bessemer (the obligee). If you violate the city's contractor ordinance or leave work that damages public property, a valid claim can be made against the $10,000 bond.
The bond must stay active for the life of your city license. Let it lapse and the city can hold or revoke the license — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $10,000 filing continuous.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your Bessemer license today.
$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.