Winston-Salem plumbing contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Winston-Salem's code of ordinances requires anyone who wants to engage in the business of plumbing inside the city to file a $2,500 surety bond, payable to the city and filed with its Inspections Division. Ours is $100 flat — the price our carrier's rate book sets for this exact bond, and the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — a soft credit pull at most, never a hard inquiry.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Local plumbing bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, and no credit section on this bond.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount local bonds like this one are among the bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Inspections Division
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to submit to the City of Winston-Salem Inspections Division along with your plumbing permit paperwork. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Winston-Salem regulates plumbing work inside the city separately from the state license issued by the North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating and Fire Sprinkler Contractors. Before doing plumbing business in the city, the city's code of ordinances requires anyone engaging in that business to file a $2,500 surety bond made payable to the city.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Winston-Salem (the obligee), with the city and the public as the protected parties. The bond is conditioned on the faithful performance of plumbing work in conformity with the city's plumbing regulations — it stands behind damage to city water or sewer infrastructure and unpaid fees tied to your permitted work.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond has to stay active while you're doing plumbing business in the city, so we track your term and notify you 60 and 30 days before it lapses.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect credit information.
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Other North Carolina bonds.
File your Winston-Salem plumbing bond today.
$100 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.