Palos Hills subcontractor license bonds.
$200 flat.
The City of Palos Hills requires a subcontractor to register with the Building Department behind a $10,000 surety bond before pulling a permit — this specific filing runs on a fixed 2-year term. Ours is $200 flat for the full term, and the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Palos Hills subcontractor license bond cost?
$200 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A Palos Hills subcontractor registration bond is about the simplest filing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, the trade you're registering, 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 the City
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to attach to your Palos Hills subcontractor registration and permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Illinois does not license subcontractors at the state level, so a home-rule city like Palos Hills conditions its own permit desk on a subcontractor first registering with the Building Department. That registration is backed by a $10,000 surety bond, written here for two years — longer than the one year § 15.20.040 requires, that stands behind your work and your compliance with the City's permit requirements.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Palos Hills (the obligee), with property owners and the City's permit process as the protected interest. If a registered subcontractor fails to perform or leaves an unpaid claim the bond covers, the harmed party can bring a claim against it up to the $10,000 penal sum.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a valid claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for at least one year under § 15.20.040, and this form runs two, so we track it and remind you before the term runs out so your registration doesn't lapse mid-project.
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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 $10,000 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 7, 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 City. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to attach to your Palos Hills subcontractor registration and permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $200 at the $10,000 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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$200 flat for 2 years, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.