City of Jacksonville contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
Also known as the Jacksonville, Arkansas Contractor License Bond.
City of Jacksonville requires contractors to file a $1,000 surety bond with the City of Jacksonville's building and permit office as a condition of working in the city. Ours is $100 flat — the same price for every contractor, and the price you see here is the price checkout charges. The application is one short form.
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How much does a City of Jacksonville contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
City contractor bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, the type of contractor you are, and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
City license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with Jacksonville
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Jacksonville's building and permit office alongside your contractor registration or permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A city contractor license bond is a compliance-and-protection guarantee running to City of Jacksonville. It backs your promise to follow the city's building, permit, and contractor ordinances — and to make good on damage to public property or work left undone within the city.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the City of Jacksonville (the obligee), with the city and harmed residents as the protected parties. If a contractor violates the city's contractor or permit rules and someone is harmed, they can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who pull proper permits and finish their work treat the bond as a registration formality. The bond must stay on file as long as Jacksonville requires it, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days before expiration.
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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 $1,000 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 Jacksonville. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Jacksonville's building and permit office alongside your contractor registration or permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $1,000 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. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$100 flat, short application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.