South Carolina 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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How much does a South Carolina Mechanical Group 1 bond cost?
$100 at the $7,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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 is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount contractor bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
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.
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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 $7,000 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.
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 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 sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $7,000 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.
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Bond your Group 1 license today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.