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 and we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
















No underwriting queue for the standard registration bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the bond amount your registration requires, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit the executed bond with your contractor registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure your Delaware registration requires and the premium updates.
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 we issue at a flat 3% with no credit check.
Submit the application with your required bond amount — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the City of Delaware.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount your registration requires and file the same day.