Palos Hills general contractor bonds.
$250 flat.
Before the City of Palos Hills will hand a general contractor a building permit, the contractor must register with the city and post a $25,000 surety bond good for 2 years. Ours is $250 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. No credit check, and most applications approve instantly.
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How much does a Palos Hills general contractor bond cost?
$250 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A contractor registration bond like this is about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, your registered agent, and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Building Department
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Palos Hills contractor registration and building permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Palos Hills conditions every general contractor's building permit on registration with the city and a bond — Municipal Code § 15.20.040 requires each general contractor to post a bond of not less than $25,000, valid for 2 years from the date it is filed, alongside a certificate of insurance. A separate, smaller $10,000 one-year bond applies to subcontractors under the same section.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Palos Hills (the obligee), with property owners who contract with you as the protected parties. Under § 15.20.050, the bond indemnifies the property owner for costs and damages if the contractor's work is not performed in a workmanlike manner or has a substantial defect, for the full 2-year period.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The registration itself carries a separate $25.00 annual fee under § 15.24.040; the bond you're buying here is the $25,000 filing required before the city will issue your building permit.
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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 $25,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The carrier issues this bond for a single two-year term; the term cannot be changed at checkout.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, October 8, in the year your term ends.
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 Building Department. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Palos Hills contractor registration and building permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $25,000 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 Palos Hills registration today.
$250 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.