Alaska residential contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
Also known as the Alaska Residential Contractor License Bond.
A contractor who performs only residential work registers with a $20,000 bond instead of the standard $25,000 — Alaska sets the lower amount for residential-only contractors. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — with a short application.
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How much does an Alaska residential contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Contractor registration bonds are about 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
Registration bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with DCCED
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your residential contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Alaska registers contractors through DCCED, and sets a lower bond — $20,000 instead of $25,000 — for a contractor whose work is residential only. The bond stands behind your work and your compliance with the contractor registration law on residential projects.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Alaska (the obligee), with harmed homeowners and laborers as the protected parties. If you fail to perform or leave covered unpaid claims, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. If you later take on commercial work, you'll need to step up to the $25,000 general contractor bond; we re-issue at the higher amount.
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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 DCCED. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your residential contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 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.
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.