Alabama refrigeration contractor bonds.
$200 flat.
Alabama requires every active heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration contractor to file a fixed $20,000 performance bond with the HACR Board. Ours is $200 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. No credit check. License bonds like this issue instantly.
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How much does an Alabama refrigeration contractor bond cost?
$200 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here is 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 HACR Board
Your executed $20,000 bond arrives by email, ready to file with your active HACR license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Alabama licenses heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration contractors through the Board of Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors (HACR Board) under Code of Alabama Title 34, Chapter 31. By Board rule (Alabama Administrative Code 440-X-3-.04), an active-status contractor must file a $20,000 performance bond.
The bond is a code-compliance and consumer-protection guarantee: it conditions you to faithfully observe Alabama's building codes and the ordinances and laws of the state, counties, and municipalities where you work. It is a three-party arrangement — you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the HACR Board (the obligee).
The bond is for active status only. Contractors who hold an inactive certification and do not perform installation, service, or repair are not required to bond. If you switch to active status, the $20,000 bond is part of that switch — and the bond must stay active for the life of your active license.
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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 $20,000 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 HACR Board. Your executed $20,000 bond arrives by email, ready to file with your active HACR license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $200 at the $20,000 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.
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$200 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.