Memphis & Shelby consolidated bonds.
$1,500 flat. Five minutes.
Memphis and Shelby County require a $50,000 bond for a consolidated contractor license — the multi-trade license administered through Construction Code Enforcement. Ours is $1,500 flat — 3% of the bond amount — and license bonds like this are among the fastest things we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Consolidated contractor bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials and no credit check section on this bond.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Construction Code Enforcement
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to submit with your consolidated contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$50,000 bond × 3% = $1,500, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A consolidated contractor bond is a code-compliance guarantee to Memphis and Shelby County. The consolidated license covers a contractor who self-performs across multiple trades, so the county sets the bond higher and wants a financial backstop that you'll build to the adopted codes and follow county licensing rules.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Memphis / Shelby County (the obligee), with property owners and the public protected. If you violate the building codes or licensing rules 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. Contractors who pull permits and build to code treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your consolidated license today.
$1,500 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.