The City of Ontario requires a fixed $50,000 commercial demolition contractor bond to license demolition work in the city — ours is $1,500 flat, which is 3% of the bond amount. The application is five minutes, and license bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
















License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your City of Ontario commercial demolition license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
$50,000 bond × 3% = $1,500, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
The City of Ontario licenses commercial demolition contractors before they can pull demolition permits and tear down structures in the city. The license is conditioned on a $50,000 demolition contractor bond running to the City of Ontario as obligee.
Demolition is high-risk work, which is why the bond runs larger than a standard contractor bond. It guarantees you will perform demolition to the City's code, properly cap utilities, control debris and dust, restore the site, and follow the terms of your license and permit. If you violate those terms and the City or a neighbor is harmed, they can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. Let it lapse and the City can suspend your license — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $50,000 filing continuous.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$1,500 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.