Prairie Township contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
Also known as the Prairie Township, Ohio Contractor License Bond.
Prairie Township requires a $15,000 bond to register as a contractor and pull permits in the township. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — with a short application and no credit check.
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How much does a Prairie Township contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $15,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds like this are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed license bonds like this typically issue right after purchase.
File with Prairie Township
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Prairie Township contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Prairie Township conditions contracting work on a registered, bonded contractor. The $15,000 bond stands behind your registration: that your work follows the township's building rules and the Ohio code, and that you correct work that fails inspection.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Prairie Township (the obligee). If your work violates the applicable code and the township 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. Contractors who pass inspection treat the bond as a registration formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $15,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, in the year your term ends.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with Prairie Township. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Prairie Township contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $15,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Finish your Prairie Township registration today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.