Gwinnett County building code bonds.
$125 flat.
Gwinnett County conditions a contractor permit on a $25,000 building code compliance bond — it guarantees your work meets the County building code. Ours is $125 flat, set by our carrier's rate book, identical for every contractor. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Contractor compliance bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, owner information, and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed compliance bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Gwinnett County
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Gwinnett County contractor permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Gwinnett County conditions a contractor permit on a $25,000 building code compliance bond. It is a code-compliance guarantee: it backs your obligation to perform permitted construction in accordance with the Gwinnett County building code and the conditions of your permit.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Gwinnett County (the obligee). If your work violates the building code and the County is harmed — or has to correct deficient work — it can recover against the bond up to the $25,000 limit.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who build to code treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields, with no credit section, because this bond doesn't collect one.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Finish your Gwinnett County permit today.
$125 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.