Arkansas commercial contractor bonds.
$125 flat.
Also known as the Arkansas Commercial Contractor License Bond.
Arkansas conditions a commercial contractor's license on a $10,000 surety bond filed with the Contractors Licensing Board. The premium is $125 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this 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 an Arkansas commercial contractor bond cost?
$125 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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 is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small license bonds like this are among the bond types that issue right after purchase.
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.
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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 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 sets the price
The premium is fixed at $125 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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$125 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.