Countryside contractor license 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. No credit check.
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How much does a Countryside contractor license bond cost?
$100 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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 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 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.
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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 $20,000 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 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 sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $20,000 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 Countryside license today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.