AR commercial contractor bonds.
$100 flat. Five minutes.
Arkansas conditions a commercial contractor's license on a $10,000 surety bond filed with the Contractors Licensing Board. The premium is $100 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, so the price you see is the checkout price. The application is five minutes, with no credit section on this bond.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, FEIN, and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section on this bond.
Pay & e-sign
Small license bonds like this are among the bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Contractors Licensing Board
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your CLB license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A commercial contractor's license bond is a compliance guarantee, not insurance for you. Arkansas wants a financial backstop that you'll follow the rules that come with the license before it hands you one.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Arkansas through the Contractors Licensing Board (the obligee). Under A.C.A. 17-25-404, the bond is conditioned on your compliance with state and local tax laws, the Workforce Services Law, the Workers' Compensation Law, and the State Licensing Law for Contractors.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. Let it lapse and your license can be affected — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $10,000 filing continuous.
You need this bond if you're
Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because the application doesn't collect credit information.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$100 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.