River Grove contractor license bonds.
$100 flat.
The Village of River Grove, a Cook County community northwest of Chicago, requires a general, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, roofing, or sewer and water contractor to file a $10,000 license and permit bond under Village Code § 7-1-1.1 before it will license the contractor to work. Ours is $100 flat.
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How much does a River Grove contractor license bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A small-village contractor license bond is about the simplest filing 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 the Village
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with River Grove Village Hall alongside your contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
River Grove's Village Code, Title VII (Building Regulations), § 7-1-1.1, “License, Permit Bond and Insurance Required,” conditions a general contractor, electrical contractor, heating and/or air conditioning contractor, plumber, roofing/siding/insulation contractor, or sewer and water contractor's license and permit on a $10,000 bond filed with the Village.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Village of River Grove (the obligee), with property owners and the Village itself as the protected parties. If a licensed contractor's work causes damage the ordinance is meant to guard against, a harmed party can recover against the bond up to the $10,000 penal sum.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must remain valid for the full duration of the license issued by the Village, so plan your renewal before your current filing lapses.
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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 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 the Village. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with River Grove Village Hall alongside your contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 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.
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.