Birmingham wrecker bonds.
Blanket. From $100.
Before you demolish structures in Birmingham, the City requires a building wrecker's bond. This is the blanket version — one bond covering all your demolition jobs in the city for the term, instead of one bond per job. The premium is priced at 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, no credit check up to $50,000.
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How much does a Birmingham wrecker bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for a standard wrecker's bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the blanket bond amount the City required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $50,000.
File with the City
Submit the executed blanket bond with your Birmingham building-wrecker registration. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the wrecker's bond actually guarantees
The City of Birmingham requires anyone demolishing buildings inside the city to post a building wrecker's bond. This blanket bond covers all of your demolition work in Birmingham for the term, so you don't post a separate bond every time you pull a permit.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Birmingham (the obligee). The bond protects the City and the public against damage to City property, utilities, and adjacent property during your demolitions, and backs your compliance with the City's demolition rules.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Because the City sets the blanket figure for your registration, enter that amount. No credit check up to $50,000. Premiums start at $100, and your exact price appears there.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the City. Submit the executed blanket bond with your Birmingham building-wrecker registration. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $50,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the blanket bond amount the City required — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your wrecker registration.
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Birmingham blanket wrecker's bond, issued today.
Priced at 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Enter the amount the City required and file the same day.