Granite City contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Granite City's Department of Building and Zoning requires a $20,000 surety bond to license a building contractor to work in the city — ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. No credit check.
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How much does a Granite City contractor 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 Building & Zoning
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Granite City building contractor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Granite City licenses building contractors through its Department of Building and Zoning, and licensing is conditioned on a $20,000 surety bond that stays on file for the life of the annual license. The department also licenses electrical and mechanical contractors under the same bonding structure.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Granite City (the obligee), with property owners and the City itself as the protected parties. If a licensed building contractor's work causes covered harm or violates the license conditions, a claim can be brought against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The license and its bond renew yearly, so we track your term and notify you 60 and 30 days before expiration to keep your $20,000 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 Building & Zoning. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Granite City building contractor license application or renewal. 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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Get licensed in Granite City today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.