City of Mobile contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Mobile requires permitting contractors to file a $10,000 license bond with the city as a condition of pulling permits. Ours is $100 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this specific bond, so the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a City of Mobile contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
City license bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Mobile
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your City of Mobile permitting contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A city permitting-contractor bond is a compliance guarantee to the municipality. The City of Mobile wants a financial backstop that contractors who pull permits follow the city's building codes, permit conditions, and ordinances.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Mobile (the obligee). If a contractor violates the city's code or permit terms and the city or a harmed party suffers a loss, they can recover against the $10,000 bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for as long as you hold permitting privileges, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out.
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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 $10,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 of Mobile. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your City of Mobile permitting contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.