City of Columbus contractor bonds.
$750. Five minutes.
The City of Columbus requires a $25,000 surety bond before it issues a contractor license, under Columbus Building Code 4114.515. Ours is $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount, the same price for every contractor. The application is five minutes.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Building & Zoning
Your executed Contractor License/Registration Bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Columbus contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Columbus licenses contractors through its Department of Building & Zoning Services, and Columbus Building Code 4114.515 requires a $25,000 surety bond before the city issues a contractor license. The city's form is the Contractor License/Registration Bond.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the City of Columbus (the obligee). The bond protects the city against losses or damage to people or property resulting from your construction work.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim on damage or code violations, you repay the surety. Contractors who work to code treat the bond as a license formality, and we track renewals so your license never lapses over a missed date. A separate $10,000 bond applies to stormwater control practice construction.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.