Arvada municipal contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Arvada requires a $20,000 municipal contractors license bond before its Engineering Department issues a license for public-improvement work. Ours is $100 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, the same for every contractor. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does an Arvada municipal contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A municipal license bond is the simplest thing in surety. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. No credit check — most applications approve instantly.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Engineering Department
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Arvada with your contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Arvada bond actually guarantees
The City of Arvada licenses contractors who perform public-improvement work — construction, reconstruction, or remodeling tied to city infrastructure — through its Engineering Department, and conditions that license on a $20,000 surety bond.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Arvada (the obligee). The bond protects the city against the use of inferior material and workmanship, and against damages from disregard of city codes and regulations.
The bond stays effective during the license and for one year after it is issued. Let your bond lapse and the city can hold the license — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your filing continuous.
You need this bond if you're
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 $20,000 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 Engineering Department. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Arvada with your contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $20,000 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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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.