Broadview contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
The Village of Broadview's Building Department requires every contractor and subcontractor to obtain a Certificate of Registration — backed by a $10,000 surety bond good for at least a year — before beginning any work in the Village. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — a soft credit pull at most, never a hard inquiry.
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Three steps. One sitting.
A small-village contractor registration bond is about the simplest filing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Registration bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Village
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Broadview Building Department alongside your Certificate of Registration application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Broadview is a Cook County village, and like most Illinois municipalities it does not rely on a statewide contractor license — its Building Department requires every contractor and subcontractor to hold a Certificate of Registration, which is not valid until the Village receives a $10,000 surety bond with an expiration date no earlier than one year out, the registration fee, and Building Commissioner approval.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Village of Broadview (the obligee), with property owners and the Village itself as the protected parties. If a bonded contractor's work causes damage the registration 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. Broadview also requires a separate certificate of liability insurance naming the Village as additional insured; the bond and that insurance are distinct filings, not substitutes for each other.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect credit information.
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$100 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.