Park Hills contractor license bonds.
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Since May 12, 2026, the City of Park Hills requires a $10,000 surety bond with every new or renewed contractor license for construction-related work, filed with the Director of Community Development. This bond is not yet on our carrier’s published rate sheet, so a surety specialist quotes it, usually within one business day.
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How much does a Park Hills contractor license bond cost?
It is underwritten: the premium is quoted from the bond amount and your financial picture, so there is no flat price to show.
Application to licensed contractor.
Park Hills issues no contractor license until every requirement, now including the bond, is on file. Here is the whole process on our side:
Apply online
Your business details, the effective date and your type of contractor — the carrier’s form asks for it. No credit section.
A specialist quotes it
A surety specialist reviews the application and returns your premium. The $10,000 amount is set by the City; underwriting only prices it.
File with Community Development
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your license application at City Hall, 9 Bennett Street, or through the City’s online license portal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Park Hills bond actually guarantees
Park Hills Code § 500.010 requires a City contractor license from the Director of Community Development before anyone works for pay, as a general contractor or subcontractor, on building construction, remodeling, electrical, mechanical or plumbing work, or tree trimming. From 2004 until this year the license required only insurance. Ordinance No. 1685-26, passed and approved May 12, 2026, rewrote § 500.020 to add a bond.
Under § 500.020(D), each application for a contractor license for covered construction-related work must include a license and permit bond, code compliance bond or performance bond of $10,000, in a form the City approves, from a surety authorized in Missouri. It is conditioned on compliance with the City Code, permit requirements and lawful City orders, and on correcting defective, incomplete, unsafe or noncompliant work. The license package still includes $500,000 of general liability insurance and workers’ compensation coverage or an RSMo 287.061 exemption affidavit.
The bond runs to the City of Park Hills as obligee and must stay in force for the full license term. If it is cancelled or lapses, § 500.020(F) suspends the license at once, and it is revoked if not cured within the notice period (10 business days if none is stated). New § 500.025 also lets the Director suspend a license over a bond claim that is not timely resolved. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
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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 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
Term and renewal are set in the underwriter's quote.
Keep the bond in force for as long as the obligation behind it runs.
How to file it
File with Community Development. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your license application at City Hall, 9 Bennett Street, or through the City’s online license portal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
This bond is underwritten: the premium is quoted from the bond amount and your financial picture, so there is no flat price to show.
One application, one specialist review.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn’t collect credit information. Submit once and a surety specialist returns your quote, typically within one business day. Free until your bond is issued.
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Get your Park Hills contractor bond quoted.
One short application and a specialist quote, usually within one business day. No credit review of any kind. Free until issued.