Tell City contractor license bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Tell City, the Perry County seat on the Ohio River, requires a $1,000 contractor license bond to register as a contractor in the city. Ours is $100 flat — set by our carrier for this bond — and no credit check.
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How much does a Tell City contractor license bond cost?
$100 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Contractor license bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, contractor type, 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 City of Tell City
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your City of Tell City contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Tell City contractor bond guarantees
The City of Tell City conditions its contractor license on a $1,000 surety bond filed with the City. The bond is a public-protection guarantee: it backs your compliance with the City’s building, permit, and contractor rules while you work in Tell City.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Tell City (the obligee), with the City and harmed parties as the protected parties. If your work damages public property or violates the contractor ordinance, a claim can be made 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 restore the work site treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you are
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 $1,000 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 City of Tell City. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your City of Tell City contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $1,000 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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Finish your Tell City registration today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.