Nevada residential contractor bonds.
From $100.
Every licensed Nevada contractor files a bond with the State Contractors Board under NRS 624.270. The Board sets the amount per license — anywhere from $1,000 to $500,000 — and pricing starts from $100, with one soft credit pull that never affects your score.
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How much does a Nevada residential contractor bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps to bonded.
Your contractor license is waiting on this bond. Here's the whole thing — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, the bond amount the Board set, and an effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the Board
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your State Contractors Board license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Board insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the contractor bond actually guarantees
Nevada licenses contractors through the State Contractors Board, and NRS 624.270 conditions the license on a surety bond or cash deposit. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with Chapter 624 and protects owners and others harmed by a violation of the contractor licensing laws.
The amount is fixed by the Board, not by you — set with reference to your financial and professional responsibility and the magnitude of your operations, but never less than $1,000 or more than $500,000. The bond is continuous, and the surety’s total liability for all claims is capped at the face amount no matter how many years it stays in force.
It is a guarantee, not insurance for you — if the surety pays a valid claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who do clean work and keep good records treat the bond as a license formality. We confirm the amount the Board assigned and price it from $100, with one soft credit pull that never affects your score.
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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
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
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
E-sign & file with the Board. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your State Contractors Board license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Board insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application: approved instantly, or after a quick credit check.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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The Contractors Board is waiting on one document.
Pricing from $100, soft pull only. Enter the amount the Board set and file your bond in 1–2 business days.