AR water well contractor bonds.
Flat 3%. Soft pull.
Arkansas licenses water well drillers and pump installers through the Water Well Construction Commission, conditioned on a surety bond under A.C.A. 17-50-101. The Commission sets the amount by license class; we issue it at a flat 3% with one soft credit pull.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your well-contractor license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process:
Apply once, online
Business details, the bond amount your class requires, and the effective date — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
E-sign & file with the Commission
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your Water Well Construction Commission license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the amount your license class requires and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Arkansas regulates the drilling and driving of water wells and the installation and repair of well pumping equipment through the Water Well Construction Commission (housed within the Department of Agriculture / Natural Resources). A contractor's bond is a compliance-and-consumer-protection guarantee.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Commission together with the customers you serve. Under A.C.A. 17-50-101 and the Commission's rules, the bond is conditioned on your compliance with the well-construction and pump-installation standards. The required amount is set by the Commission and varies by license class.
It is not insurance for you. A customer harmed by a contractor’s failure to follow the rules can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. Drillers who build to standard treat the bond as a license formality.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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The Commission is waiting on one document.
Flat 3%, five-minute application, soft pull only, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.