Delaware demolition/excavation bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
The City of Delaware requires a performance bond of at least $5,000 to register as a demolition or excavation contractor under its contractor-registration ordinance. The city Risk Manager can set a higher limit — enter the amount your registration requires. Pricing is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum; your exact price appears at the 60-second application.
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No underwriting queue for the standard registration bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount your registration requires, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
Your premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and issues as soon as you pay. If a check ever runs on a larger amount, it's a soft pull that won't affect your credit score.
File with the City of Delaware
Submit the executed bond with your contractor registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Delaware registers contractors under its Codified Ordinances Chapter 1315 (Registration of Contractors). For excavation and demolition registrations, the city requires a performance bond of at least $5,000, and the City Risk Manager may set a higher limit. The bond must be issued by a surety authorized in Ohio and approved by the Risk Manager.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Delaware (the obligee). The bond stands behind your registration — that your demolition or excavation work complies with city ordinances and that you correct or restore work that fails. If you fail and the City or a harmed party suffers a loss, they can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Because the City Risk Manager can set a higher limit, the amount is whatever your registration names — enter that figure and your price is 2% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your required bond amount — pricing is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the City of Delaware.
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Five-minute application, pricing from $100. Enter the amount your registration requires and file the same day.