West Des Moines sign erector bonds.
$100 flat.
Before the City of West Des Moines will register a sign erector and let you pull sign permits, it requires a $5,000 surety bond on file. Ours is $100 flat — 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 West Des Moines sign erector bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal sign bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date — that is the application. No financials and no credit check for this bond.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed municipal bonds like this issue right after purchase in most cases.
File with West Des Moines
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of West Des Moines for your sign-erector registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the West Des Moines sign bond guarantees
A sign-erector bond is a compliance and damage guarantee to the City of West Des Moines. It backs your promise to erect signs in accordance with the City sign code and to repair any damage to streets, sidewalks, or other City property caused by your work.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of West Des Moines (the obligee). If you violate the sign ordinance or leave City property damaged, the City can recover against the bond up to $5,000.
The bond must stay active while your sign-erector registration is current. Let it lapse and the City can suspend your permit privileges — so we track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
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 $5,000 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 West Des Moines. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of West Des Moines for your sign-erector registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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 sign-erector registration today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.