Kingsport gas / mechanical license bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Kingsport requires every gas installing (mechanical) contractor to post a $10,000 performance bond with the Building Division to open a contractor account. Ours is $100 flat, identical for every contractor — The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Kingsport gas / mechanical license bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Performance bonds for a contractor account are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Building Division
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Kingsport contractor-account application at the Building Division (415 Broad St). Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Kingsport licenses trade contractors through its Building Division, and conditions a gas installing (mechanical) contractor account on a $10,000 performance bond. It goes in the same packet as your TN state license, business license, and a certificate of insurance naming the City of Kingsport as certificate holder.
The bond is a code-and-performance guarantee: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Kingsport (the obligee). It stands behind your compliance with the city’s gas / mechanical code and the proper performance of your permitted work within city limits.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who pull permits and work to code treat the bond as an account formality. We track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out so your account stays in good standing.
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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 $10,000 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 Building Division. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Kingsport contractor-account application at the Building Division (415 Broad St). Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Open your Kingsport contractor account today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.