IME affiliate bonds.
From $100.
Independent flooring installers who join the Installation Made Easy, Inc. (IME) network as an Affiliate must post a surety bond running to IME as obligee. The vendor agreement requires it and sets the amount; it is not a government filing. Premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does an IME affiliate bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
A vendor bond like this one is ordinary commercial surety — no committee, no financial package at a routine amount. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
No credit check up to $25,000.
Issued the moment you pay
Vendor bonds at routine amounts approve on the spot, and the executed bond generates as soon as payment clears. No credit check up to $25,000. A large penal sum can draw a short review before the bond releases.
Send it to IME
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to send to Installation Made Easy, Inc. so your network placements can start or continue uninterrupted. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the IME Affiliate bond actually guarantees
Installation Made Easy, Inc. (IME) does not employ its own installation crews — it places flooring installation jobs with a nationwide network of independent contractors who sign on as vendors. An Affiliate is one of the vendor tiers in that network, and IME conditions Affiliate status on posting this bond.
The bond is the performance half of that arrangement: it protects IME and the customer whose floor gets installed. If an Affiliate’s work falls short of IME’s or the customer’s standards, IME can claim against the bond for the resulting costs, losses, or damages. It is the usual three-party arrangement — you (the principal), the surety carrier, and IME as the obligee — and it is not insurance for you: if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
Because no statute requires this bond, IME — not a legislature — sets the penal sum. Bond amounts on this program generally run from a few thousand dollars up to $100,000, sized to the volume and scope of installation work an Affiliate takes on. Enter the amount your vendor agreement specifies; we price it at 1% of that figure, $100 minimum — no credit check up to $25,000.
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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 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.
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
Issued the moment you pay. Vendor bonds at routine amounts approve on the spot, and the executed bond generates as soon as payment clears. No credit check up to $25,000. A large penal sum can draw a short review before the bond releases.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $25,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued the moment you pay.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check up to $25,000.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Get bonded, keep the placements coming.
From $100, priced at 1% of the bond amount. Enter the amount your agreement specifies and send the executed bond to IME the same day. Free until issued.