The City of Warren requires every registered contractor to file a $25,000 registration bond with the Building Division. Ours is $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount, the same for every contractor.
















Contractor registration bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials and no credit-check section on this bond.
Small municipal 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 and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to upload with your Warren contractor registration at warren.org. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
The City of Warren registers contractors through its Building Division, and conditions the registration on a $25,000 surety bond. (Warren raised this amount to $25,000 effective December 29, 2025 — older listings still cite $10,000, so file the current figure.) The bond is a compliance guarantee that stands behind your work meeting the city's building codes.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the City of Warren (the obligee), with residents and the city as the protected parties. If your work violates a city code or permit condition and causes loss, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Warren now handles contractor registrations, permits, and renewals online at warren.org, and the bond runs on a December 31 cycle; we send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
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.
$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.