Saint Paul building contractor bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
The City of Saint Paul requires a $2,500 surety bond to license a building contractor working in the city — ours is $275 flat, our minimum premium. The application is five minutes, and municipal license bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal license bonds are 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 credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Saint Paul
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Saint Paul Department of Safety & Inspections (DSI). Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$2,500 bond × 3% = $75, but our minimum premium is $275 — so this bond is $275, one-time per term.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Saint Paul building contractor bond is a compliance guarantee to the City. It promises that your construction work in Saint Paul will follow the city's building code, permit conditions, and contractor licensing ordinance.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Saint Paul (the obligee). If your work violates the city's code or damages public property, the City can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. Let it lapse and the Department of Safety & Inspections can suspend your contractor license — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $2,500 filing continuous.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.