Bartlett contractor license bonds.
$100 flat.
The Village of Bartlett's Building Division requires every general contractor and subcontractor licensed to work in the Village to carry a $10,000 permit bond, with the Village named as the bond holder. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Bartlett contractor license bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A village contractor license bond is about the simplest filing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Village
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Bartlett's Building Division alongside your contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Bartlett licenses both general contractors and subcontractors before they can pull building permits inside the Village, and the Building Division conditions that license on a $10,000 permit bond, with the Village of Bartlett named as the bond holder.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Village of Bartlett (the obligee), with property owners and the Village itself as the protected parties. If licensed work causes a code violation, incomplete performance, or damage the license requirement is meant to guard against, a harmed party can recover against the bond up to the $10,000 penal sum.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Bartlett licenses contractors annually, so plan to keep the bond current alongside your yearly license renewal.
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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 $10,000 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 Village. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Bartlett's Building Division alongside your contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 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.
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Finish your Bartlett contractor license today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.