Denver general contractor license bond.
$250 flat.
The City and County of Denver conditions its general contractor license on a fixed $50,000 bond. The price you see is the checkout price — $250 flat, the same for every GC. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Denver general contractor license bond cost?
$250 at the $50,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your Denver GC license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply online
Business details, an effective date, and a short set of standard contractor questions — that is the application. No credit check.
Reviewed & approved
Most clear quickly; if underwriting has a question on the contractor answers, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours.
E-sign & file with Denver
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your Denver general contractor license. Wet-ink original on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City and County of Denver licenses general contractors through its building / development department and conditions the license on a $50,000 surety bond. The bond is a code-compliance guarantee: it stands behind your work meeting Denver's building code and permit conditions, and the City's ability to recover if it does not.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City and County of Denver (the obligee). If a licensed GC violates the building code or permit terms and the City or a harmed party is out money, they can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. Let it lapse and your GC license can be suspended — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $50,000 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 $50,000 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.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, October 8, in the year your term ends.
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
E-sign & file with Denver. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your Denver general contractor license. Wet-ink original on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $50,000 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, including a short set of standard contractor questions. No credit check.
Start the application →Common questions.
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$250 flat, short application. Free until issued.