Countryside contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Countryside requires General Contractors — and most other contractor and subcontractor trades not separately listed — to post a $20,000 surety bond before it issues a contractor's license — ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. The application collects no credit information.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal contractor license bonds are about the simplest thing 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
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Countryside contractor's license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Countryside licenses contractors through its Building Department at City Hall. Per the City's own Contractor's License Application, General Contractors and every other trade or subcontractor not separately listed post a $20,000 surety bond naming the City as certificate holder / obligee, alongside $1,000,000 in general liability insurance and a $100 annual fee.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Countryside (the obligee), with the City and the public as the protected parties. The City requires the bond (and insurance) to carry a 30-day prior-written-notice-of-cancellation provision so coverage doesn't lapse without warning.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Countryside contractor licenses expire December 31 each year, so we track your term and notify you 60 and 30 days out to keep the filing continuous.
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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Finish your Countryside license today.
$100 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.