Flint building contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Flint conditions a building contractor license on a fixed $5,000 bond filed with its Department of Building and Safety — 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 Flint building contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
City license 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
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Flint
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Flint Department of Building and Safety for your contractor license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Flint licenses building contractors through its Department of Building and Safety, which regulates construction in the city. The license bond is a code-compliance guarantee: it stands behind your obligation to build to the city's construction ordinances and permit conditions.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Flint (the obligee). If your work violates the city's building requirements or damages public property and you do not make it right, the city can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who build to code and pull proper permits treat the $5,000 bond as a license 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 $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 the City of Flint. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Flint Department of Building and Safety for your contractor license. 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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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.