Tippecanoe GC license bonds.
$150 flat.
Also known as the Tippecanoe County, Indiana General Contractor License Bond.
Tippecanoe County requires general contractors to post a $15,000 permit bond, with the Board of Commissioners as obligee, before the Building Commission releases a permit. Ours is $150 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, the same for every contractor.
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How much does a Tippecanoe GC license bond cost?
$150 at the $15,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
County contractor bonds are the simplest thing 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
Fixed contractor bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Building Commission
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Tippecanoe County Building Commission — which won't release your permit until it has the bond. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Tippecanoe County general contractor bond is a code-compliance and consumer-protection guarantee. The county conditions a general contractor permit on a $15,000 bond so work meets local building codes and permit conditions, with a financial backstop for the county and for property owners.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Tippecanoe County Board of Commissioners (the obligee). If a permitted contractor violates the county's building or permit rules and someone is harmed, the harmed party can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
You won't get your permit until the Building Commission has the bond on file. After a year you renew or submit a continuation certificate; we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out so your $15,000 filing stays continuous.
You need this bond if you're
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 $15,000 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 September 17 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
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 Commission. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Tippecanoe County Building Commission — which won't release your permit until it has the bond. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $150 at the $15,000 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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The Building Commission won't release your permit without this.
$150 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.