City of Phoenix performance bonds.
From $100.
The City of Phoenix requires a performance bond on public works contracts and many permitted improvements — it guarantees the work gets finished to the City’s specifications. The amount equals the contract or work value; the premium runs 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and your exact price appears at the application.
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How much does a City of Phoenix performance bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Apply to issued, fast.
Enter your contract amount, and we issue the City of Phoenix performance bond. Larger contracts get a quick underwriter review. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the contract / amount of work, and the effective date — that is the application.
Reviewed & issued
Smaller performance bonds issue quickly; larger contract amounts get a brief underwriter review, typically within 48 hours.
File with the City of Phoenix
Submit the executed performance bond with your City of Phoenix contract or permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the performance bond guarantees
When you contract with the City of Phoenix for public work — or build a permitted improvement the City will accept — the City requires a performance bond. It is the classic three-party guarantee that the project gets built right.
The bond runs between you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Phoenix (the obligee). It guarantees you complete the work according to the contract and City specifications. If you default, the City can call on the surety to finish the job or pay the cost of completion, up to the bond amount.
The bond amount equals the contract value or the amount of work the City names — so the premium scales with the job. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Premiums start at $100 — your exact price appears at the application; larger contract amounts get a brief underwriter review.
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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 of Phoenix. Submit the executed performance bond with your City of Phoenix contract or permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists.
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 $100,000. 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 short form to apply.
Submit the application with the contract / amount of work — smaller bonds issue fast, larger contract amounts get a brief underwriter review.
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Phoenix performance bond, issued fast.
Premiums from $100 — your exact price appears at the application. Enter your contract amount and we issue the bond.