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 review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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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 section.
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.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields, including a short set of standard contractor questions. There is no credit section on this bond.
Start the application →Common questions.
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$250 flat, short application. Free until issued.