Cary contractor license bonds.
$100 flat.
The Village of Cary's Community Development Department requires every general contractor and subcontractor working in the Village — other than state-licensed plumbing, fire alarm, and fire sprinkler contractors — to carry a $10,000 surety bond, renewed annually. Ours is $100 flat.
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How much does a Cary contractor license bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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 is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Registration 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 the Community Development Department alongside your annual contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Cary is a McHenry County village, and like most Illinois municipalities it does not rely on a statewide contractor license — its Community Development Department requires every general contractor and subcontractor to carry a $10,000 surety bond, renewed annually. The Village exempts contractors who are already state-licensed for plumbing, fire alarm, or fire sprinkler work from this bonding requirement.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Village of Cary (the obligee), with the Village itself as the protected party against loss, cost, damage, or liability arising from a bonded contractor's work performed under the Village's authorization.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond and the registration both run on an annual cycle, and Cary's registration fee steps down mid-year (from $75 to $38 after July 1), so time your renewal to the Village's calendar.
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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 bond runs to December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, in the year your term ends.
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 the Community Development Department alongside your annual contractor registration. 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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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.