Cincinnati / Hamilton County build permit bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
The bond the City of Cincinnati and/or Hamilton County requires as a condition of a construction / build permit. The permitting authority sets the amount for your project — whatever it is, we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check, $275 minimum. Enter the amount and the premium updates.
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No underwriting queue for the standard build permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the permitting authority. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount the permit requires, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with Cincinnati / Hamilton County
Submit the executed bond with your construction / build permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure on your permit and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the build permit bond actually covers
A construction / build permit bond is a guarantee to the City of Cincinnati and/or Hamilton County that permitted site and construction work — grading, building, and any disturbance the permit authorizes — is completed and restored to the authority's standards. The permitting authority wants a financial backstop before it lets you build.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Cincinnati and/or Hamilton County (the obligee). If you abandon the work, leave the site out of compliance, or damage public infrastructure and don't make it right, the authority can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The amount is whatever the permit names, and we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the permit set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount your permit required and file the same day.