NCC Class C building contractor bonds.
$750 flat. Five minutes.
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 $750 flat, which is 3% of the bond amount, identical for every contractor. The application is five minutes, with no credit check on this bond.
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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's the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
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.
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$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
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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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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Finish your New Castle County license checklist today.
$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.