Denver structural contractor bonds.
$750 flat. Five minutes.
Denver's Community Planning and Development (CPD) conditions a structural contractor license — for structural work and right-of-way construction — on a $25,000 surety bond. Ours is $750 flat, a clean 3% of the bond amount, the same for every structural contractor.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Contractor license bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed contractor license bonds like this issue right after purchase for most applicants. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Community Planning & Development
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Denver structural contractor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Denver's Community Planning and Development (CPD) department licenses contractors, and conditions the structural contractor license on a $25,000 surety bond. The structural class covers structural construction and work in the public right-of-way that carries higher exposure than the special class — hence the larger bond.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City and County of Denver (the obligee). The bond stands behind your compliance with Denver's building and right-of-way rules and your restoration of any public property you disturb.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays the City on a valid claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who pull proper permits and restore the right-of-way treat the bond as a license formality.
You need this bond if you are
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 →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Get your Denver structural contractor license moving.
$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.