Illinois irrigation contractor bonds.
$100. Corporation.
A corporation that installs lawn sprinkler / irrigation systems in Illinois must register with the Department of Public Health and file a $20,000 indemnity bond. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, the same for every contractor. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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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.
Registration 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
Registration bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with IDPH
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Department of Public Health irrigation contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Illinois requires every contractor who installs or supervises the installation of lawn sprinkler / irrigation systems to register annually with the Department of Public Health under the Illinois Irrigation Contractors' law (225 ILCS 320). Registration is conditioned on a $20,000 indemnity bond.
The bond is conditioned on the contractor's compliance with the Illinois Lawn Sprinkler System Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 892) — the cross-connection and backflow rules that protect the public drinking-water supply. If a contractor's faulty work causes a loss the Code is meant to prevent, a harmed party can recover against the bond.
This version is for corporations; we also write the partnership and sole-proprietor versions of the same $20,000 bond. The bond runs on the IDPH registration cycle (registrations expire February 28). It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
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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 IDPH. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Department of Public Health 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.