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 $2,400 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every contractor. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
















Your CCB license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
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.
$80,000 bond × 3% = $2,400, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
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.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$2,400 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.