St. Louis County requires every Master Pipefitter to file a $25,000 indemnifying bond with the Department of Public Works. Ours is $125 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
















County license bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the whole process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials and no credit information collected on this bond.
Fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Department of Public Works for your Master Pipefitter license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
St. Louis County licenses Master Pipefitters through its Department of Public Works, and conditions the license on a $25,000 indemnifying bond. It's a compliance guarantee that you'll perform pipefitting work in accordance with the County code and the conditions of your Master's license.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and St. Louis County (the obligee). If you violate the code or a permit condition and the County or a harmed party suffers a loss, they can recover against the bond up to $25,000.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for the life of your license, so we track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out to keep your filing continuous.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information, because this bond doesn't need it.
Start the application →$125 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.