City of Knoxville plumbing bonds.
$125 flat.
The City of Knoxville requires a $10,000 license bond from plumbing contractors before licensing them and issuing plumbing permits through the Inspections Bureau. Ours is $125 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, the same for every contractor. No credit check, and most applications approve instantly.
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How much does a City of Knoxville plumbing bond cost?
$125 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal license bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Municipal license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Knoxville Inspections Bureau
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Knoxville Inspections Bureau with your plumbing contractor license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A city plumbing contractor license bond is a code-compliance guarantee. The City of Knoxville licenses plumbing contractors through its Inspections Bureau and wants a financial backstop that you'll do plumbing work to the adopted code and the city's licensing rules.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Knoxville (the obligee), with the public as the protected party. If you violate the city's plumbing or licensing ordinances and someone is harmed, they can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Licensed plumbers who work to code treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.
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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 Knoxville Inspections Bureau. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Knoxville Inspections Bureau with your plumbing contractor license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $125 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. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$125 flat, short application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.