Oregon commercial contractor bonds.
$800.
A commercial general contractor Level 1 in Oregon must file an $80,000 surety bond with the Construction Contractors Board under ORS 701.084. Ours is $800 — the price you see is the checkout price, identical for every contractor. A quick soft credit check may apply — never a hard inquiry, no impact on your score — and the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does an Oregon commercial contractor bond cost?
$800 at the $80,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your CCB license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the CCB
If you are already registered with the CCB, we file the bond electronically; for a new application, you print and submit the executed bond with your CCB paperwork. Wet-ink originals on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Oregon licenses construction contractors through the Construction Contractors Board (CCB), and conditions a commercial general contractor Level 1 license on an $80,000 surety bond under ORS 701.084. The bond exists for one purpose: paying final orders and arbitration awards the CCB issues against you.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of Oregon together with anyone who wins a CCB order or award against you (the protected parties). If you don't pay a valid final order or award, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond is separate from the general liability insurance ORS 701 also requires (at least $500,000 for commercial Level 1). Contractors who pay their CCB orders treat the bond as a license formality.
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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 $80,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, October 7, 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
E-sign & file with the CCB. If you are already registered with the CCB, we file the bond electronically; for a new application, you print and submit the executed bond with your CCB paperwork. Wet-ink originals on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $800 at the $80,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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The CCB is waiting on one document.
$800, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.