Macon-Bibb County conditions a local plumbing contractor permit on a $25,000 surety bond — ours is $125 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay.
















A county plumbing permit bond is about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no lengthy underwriting file.
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Macon-Bibb County plumbing permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
A plumbing contractor's master or journeyman license in Georgia is issued at the state level, by the State Construction Industry Licensing Board under O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 14. Separately, Georgia law lets a municipal or county inspection authority adopt and enforce building codes locally, including permit conditions layered on top of state licensure. Macon-Bibb County uses that local permitting authority to require a $25,000 surety bond alongside a local plumbing permit.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Macon-Bibb County (the obligee), with property owners and the public as the protected parties. If a bonded plumber's work or conduct breaches the conditions the county attaches to the permit, a harmed party can bring a claim against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. This bond is separate from your state plumbing license itself; it is a Macon-Bibb County permit condition layered on top of state licensure.
These are the actual issuing fields for this bond — a short business application, no lengthy credit file.
Start the application →$125 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.