St. Clair Shores marine contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
St. Clair Shores requires anyone registering to work as a marine contractor — docks, seawalls, hoists, and other waterfront construction on Lake St. Clair — to file a $1,000 surety bond with the Building Department before the registration is issued. Ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price.
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How much does a St. Clair Shores marine contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A city marine contractor bond is about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no long form.
Pay & e-sign
Registration bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Building Department
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your St. Clair Shores marine contractor registration or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
St. Clair Shores' Building Department, part of the city's Community Development and Inspections operation, registers the marine contractors who build and repair docks, seawalls, boat hoists, and other waterfront structures along Lake St. Clair. Registration is conditioned on a $1,000 surety bond.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of St. Clair Shores (the obligee), with property owners and the city as the protected parties. If a registered marine contractor's work fails to meet code or leaves covered damage, a claim can be made against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond has to stay active for the life of your registration, so we track the term and send renewal reminders so your registration doesn't lapse.
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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 $1,000 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 Building Department. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your St. Clair Shores marine contractor registration or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $1,000 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 — a short business form, no financials.
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Finish your St. Clair Shores registration today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.