Cicero contractor license bonds.
$100 flat.
The Town of Cicero requires a $10,000 license bond from contractors before it issues a contractor license to work inside Cicero. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see at checkout is the price you pay, the same for every contractor. No credit check.
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How much does a Cicero contractor license bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A municipal contractor-license bond is among the simplest bonds we issue. Here is the whole process:
Apply online
Business details, contractor type, and an effective date — that is the application. No financials, 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 Town of Cicero
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your contractor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The Town of Cicero licenses contractors performing work inside town limits through its Business License Department, and conditions a contractor license on a $10,000 surety bond filed with the Town. Cicero’s licensing runs on a fixed cycle — Cicero contractor licenses and bonds carried in our system renew on June 30 of the applicable year, not on a rolling anniversary date.
It’s a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Town of Cicero (the obligee). The bond guarantees a licensed contractor performs work in compliance with town code and license terms, so Cicero isn’t left absorbing the cost of a job left unfinished or performed out of code.
It is not insurance for you. If the Town makes a valid claim and the surety pays, you repay the surety. Contractors who close out permitted work cleanly treat this as a filing formality, not a risk.
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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 term is set on the carrier’s application; the premium covers the period shown there.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, June 30, 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 Town of Cicero. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your contractor license application or renewal. 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 Cicero license today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.