Illinois irrigation contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
Illinois requires every contractor installing lawn sprinkler / irrigation systems to register with the Department of Public Health and file a $20,000 indemnification bond. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. License bonds like this issue instantly.
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How much does an Illinois irrigation contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are 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 your registration
Your executed bond arrives by email on the Department-provided form, ready to file with your annual irrigation contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Illinois regulates lawn sprinkler / irrigation contractors under the Illinois Lawn Sprinkler System Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code Part 892), administered by the Department of Public Health. The bond is an indemnification guarantee that you'll comply with the Code, which exists to protect the public water supply from cross-connection and backflow hazards.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the people of Illinois (the protected parties), with the Department of Public Health as obligee. If a contractor's failure to comply with the Code causes a person injury or financial loss, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The registration and bond renew annually, so we track yours and notify you 60 and 30 days out 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 your registration. Your executed bond arrives by email on the Department-provided form, ready to file with your annual irrigation contractor registration. 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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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.