Indianapolis general contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Indianapolis requires registered general contractors to carry a $10,000 license bond. Ours is $100 flat, the same price for every applicant. This bond renews on Indianapolis's statutory schedule (even-numbered years), and no credit check.
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How much does an Indianapolis general contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Contractor license bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date, plus the City's statutory renewal term. 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, ready to file with your Indianapolis contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Indianapolis registers general contractors and conditions that registration on a $10,000 surety bond. The bond is a guarantee that you'll perform work according to the City's building and licensing ordinances and correct work the City finds deficient.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Indianapolis (the obligee), with the public protected. If a contractor violates the City's contractor ordinances or leaves permitted work in violation, the City or a harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who pull proper permits and finish their work treat the bond as a registration formality, not a risk.
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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 bond runs to December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, 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 your registration. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Indianapolis contractor registration. 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.