Cordele building mover bonds.
$100 flat.
Before it will permit a building or structure to be relocated within city limits, the City of Cordele requires a mover to file a $5,000 surety bond with the Office of Community Development — ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. No credit check.
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How much does a Cordele building mover bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A city building-mover bond is 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 lengthy underwriting file.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Cordele
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your building-mover permit application at the Office of Community Development. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Relocating a building is disruptive to streets, utilities, and neighboring property. The City of Cordele conditions its building-mover permit on a $5,000 surety bond filed with the Office of Community Development, so the mover carries a financial backstop for the move.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Cordele (the obligee), with the public right-of-way, utility infrastructure, and neighboring property owners as the protected parties. If a move damages a street, a utility line, or private property and the mover doesn't make it right, a claim can be brought against the bond up to the $5,000 penal sum.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The permit and bond are typically a one-time filing tied to a specific move, though a mover who relocates structures regularly can keep the bond continuously active.
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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 $5,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 City of Cordele. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your building-mover permit application at the Office of Community Development. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields for this bond — a short business application, no lengthy credit file.
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File your Cordele move permit with the bond in hand.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.