NCC Class C building contractor bonds.
$125 flat.
New Castle County requires a $25,000 surety bond for a Class C building contractor license — filed with the County's Department of Land Use before you work in unincorporated New Castle County. Ours is $125 flat, the price you see is the checkout price, identical for every contractor. The application is one short form.
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How much does an NCC Class C building contractor bond cost?
$125 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
County contractor bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Department of Land Use
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your New Castle County building contractor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
New Castle County licenses building contractors through its Department of Land Use, and conditions a Class C building contractor license on a $25,000 surety bond. The bond is a code-compliance and public-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with the County's building code and the conditions of your license.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and New Castle County (the obligee), with the County and harmed parties protected. If a contractor violates the County's building code or the terms of the license, the County or a harmed party can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. Let it lapse and the County can suspend your permit-pulling authority — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $25,000 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 $25,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to January 1 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, January 1, 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
File with the Department of Land Use. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your New Castle County building contractor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $125 at the $25,000 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. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$125 flat, short application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.