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.
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How much does a Winston-Salem plumbing contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $2,500 amount, the same for every applicant.
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 is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount local bonds like this one are among the bond types that issue right after purchase.
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.
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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 $2,500 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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
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 sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $2,500 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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File your Winston-Salem plumbing bond today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.