Genesee County maintenance bonds.
From $125.
When you complete public improvements in Genesee County, Michigan, the County requires a maintenance and guarantee bond warranting your work for a set period after it is accepted. The County sets the amount; pricing is 0.5% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, with a $125 minimum.
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How much does a Genesee County maintenance bond cost?
0.5% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, from $125. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard maintenance bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the County. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the County required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
File with Genesee County
Submit the executed maintenance and guarantee bond to the Genesee County department overseeing your project. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the maintenance bond actually guarantees
A maintenance and guarantee bond is a warranty on work you have already finished. When Genesee County accepts a public improvement — a road, a drainage structure, a utility extension — it requires this bond so that if the work fails or develops defects during the guarantee period, the County can have it repaired at no cost to taxpayers.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and Genesee County (the obligee). If your completed work fails to hold up through the guarantee period and you do not correct it, the County 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 the County’s specifications treat the bond as a closeout 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 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.
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 Genesee County. Submit the executed maintenance and guarantee bond to the Genesee County department overseeing your project. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.5% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount Genesee County set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Pricing from $125. Enter the amount the County set and file the same day.