The City of Granite City's Department of Building and Zoning requires a $20,000 surety bond to license a plumbing contractor to work in the city — ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. The application collects no credit information.
















Municipal contractor license bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section.
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Granite City plumbing license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
Granite City licenses plumbing 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. Plumbing work in the city must also follow the latest Illinois State Plumbing Code.
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 plumbing 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.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect credit information.
Start the application →$100 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.