St. Louis demolition bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
The City of St. Louis requires a demolition contractor bond before its Building Division issues a demolition permit — no bond, no permit, and any work already started is subject to a stop order. The city sets the amount; premiums are 0.5% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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No underwriting queue for the standard demolition bond — enter the amount the city set, pay, and file with the Building Division. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the City of St. Louis required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
The application collects no credit information for most bond amounts, and the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick soft credit check and review.
File with the Building Division
Submit the executed bond to the City of St. Louis Building Division (Department of Public Safety) to certify as a demolition contractor and pull permits. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the city insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the demolition bond actually covers
Demolition in the City of St. Louis is tightly controlled — the city has a large stock of older and historic structures, and a botched demolition can damage neighboring buildings, leave debris, or create a hazard. The city's Building Division (Department of Public Safety) certifies demolition contractors and conditions that on a surety bond.
Without the bond, a demolition permit will not issue, and any work already started is subject to a stop order. The bond stands behind safe, code-compliant demolition and proper site cleanup — if a contractor leaves a hazard or violates the city's demolition rules, the city can recover against it.
Because the work varies, the amount is whatever the City of St. Louis sets. Enter that figure and your exact premium — from $100 — appears at the application. The application collects no credit information for most amounts; larger amounts may get a quick soft credit check that never affects your score. Bring proof of workers' compensation coverage to the Building Division along with the bond.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the City of St. Louis set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Building Division.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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St. Louis demolition bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, premiums from $100. Enter the amount the city required and file with the Building Division the same day.