City of North Little Rock contractor bonds.
$300 flat. Five minutes.

City of North Little Rock requires contractors to file a $10,000 surety bond with the North Little Rock Department of Planning (with your city business license through the City Clerk's Office) as a condition of working in the city. Ours is $300 flat — a flat 3% of the bond amount with a $275 minimum, the same price for every contractor. The application is five minutes, and city license bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.

Required to register or license a contractor with the North Little Rock Department of Planning (with your city business license through the City Clerk's Office) — new and renewing contractors
Fixed amount, fixed price — $10,000 bond, $300, no quote process
Multi-year terms available — set it up once, keep it on file for up to 3 years
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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

City contractor bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:

NOW · 5 MINUTES

Apply online

Business details, the type of contractor you are, and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

City license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with North Little Rock

Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the North Little Rock Department of Planning (with your city business license through the City Clerk's Office) alongside your contractor registration or permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

The whole pricing page.

$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.

1-year term
$300
2-year term
$600
3-year term
$900
About this bond

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 North Little Rock. 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 North Little Rock (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 North Little Rock requires it, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days before expiration.

City of North Little Rock — the North Little Rock Department of Planning (with your city business license through the City Clerk's Office)The City of North Little Rock requires a $10,000 contractor surety bond to apply for a commercial construction permit, alongside a state contractor license and a North Little Rock business license. Contractor licensing and the bond requirement are administered through the city's Department of Planning; the business license is issued by the City Clerk's Office at 300 Main Street. The bond amount and terms are set by the city.

You need this bond if you're

Registering as a contractor with North Little Rock — general, electrical, mechanical/HVAC, or plumbing
Pulling a building or trade permit that North Little Rock conditions on a contractor bond on file
Renewing your city registration and your current bond is expiring or was non-renewed
Coming from out of town to take on work inside the North Little Rock city limits

Five minutes. The whole thing.

These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.

Start the application →
FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

How much is the City of North Little Rock contractor license bond? +
The premium is $300 — a flat 3% of the $10,000 bond amount, with a $275 minimum, the same for every contractor. The $10,000 amount is set by the city, so there is no quote process.
Do I pay the $10,000? +
No. You pay $300. The $10,000 is the surety's maximum liability if a valid claim is made against the bond — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
How fast will I have the bond? +
City contractor bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase — many contractors finish the application and have the bond in the same sitting. At most, 1–2 business days.
Is there a credit check? +
Not on this bond — the application has no credit section at all. Small fixed-amount city license bonds like this one don't need one.
Who requires this bond, exactly? +
City of North Little Rock does, as a condition of registering or licensing a contractor to work in the city. The bond is filed with the North Little Rock Department of Planning (with your city business license through the City Clerk's Office); the amount and terms are set by the city.
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Finish your North Little Rock contractor checklist today.

$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.

Your premium @ 3%$300
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