Detroit wrecking contractor bonds.
$250 flat.
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The City of Detroit requires a licensed wrecking / demolition contractor to post a $50,000 bond with the city. Ours is $250 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, identical for every contractor. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Detroit wrecking contractor bond cost?
$250 at the $50,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your Detroit wrecking license is waiting on this bond. 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 City of Detroit
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Detroit wrecking-contractor license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Demolition is among the most dangerous and disruptive work a city licenses — it affects neighboring structures, utilities, dust and debris control, and public safety. The City of Detroit conditions a wrecking / demolition contractor license on a $50,000 surety bond so the city and the public have a substantial financial backstop.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Detroit (the obligee). If your demolition work damages city property, a neighboring structure, or the public, and you don't make it right, the harmed party can recover against the $50,000 bond.
This bond renews on the city’s statutory year-end date (December 31), so the term you select sets the price. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who follow the demolition code and clean up properly treat the bond as a licensing formality.
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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 $50,000 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 the City of Detroit. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Detroit wrecking-contractor license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $50,000 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. The bond renews on the city's statutory 12/31 date.
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$250 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.