SC Mechanical Group 1 bonds.
$100 flat.
South Carolina lets a Group 1 mechanical contractor file a $7,000 surety bond in place of proving net worth or working capital, under S.C. Code 40-11-262. The price is $100 flat, issued instantly, same for everyone.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Group 1 is the entry mechanical tier — the bond route is the simplest thing in surety. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount contractor bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Licensing Board
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your initial or renewal application to the LLR Contractor's Licensing Board. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
South Carolina licenses mechanical contractors through the LLR Contractor's Licensing Board, with license groups that scale by the size of projects you can take. Group 1 is the entry tier, limited to smaller jobs. Under S.C. Code 40-11-262, an applicant may file a surety bond in the amount of the net-worth or working-capital requirement for the group instead of submitting a qualifying financial statement.
For Group 1 that bond amount is $7,000. It lists South Carolina as obligee and runs for the benefit of any person damaged by your breach of a construction contract or by an unlawful act or omission in performing construction. The bond must be continuous and stay in effect as long as you hold the license on the bond route.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond route lets a smaller mechanical contractor get licensed without parking $7,000 of net worth on paper.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't collect one.
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Bond your Group 1 license today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.