Metro Nashville building contractor bonds.
$1,200. Five minutes.
The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requires licensed building contractors to post a $40,000 bond — ours is $1,200 flat, which is exactly 3% of the bond amount. The application takes five minutes, and contractor license bonds like this are among the fastest things we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Contractor license bonds are about 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 check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
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 Metro
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Metro Nashville Codes / contractor licensing office. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$40,000 bond × 3% = $1,200, 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 Metro Nashville building contractor bond is a license and code-compliance guarantee. The Metropolitan Government wants assurance that a licensed building contractor will follow its building codes and permit rules — and that there's a financial backstop if the work or conduct violates them.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (the obligee). If a violation of the contractor licensing or building rules causes harm, the affected party or Metro can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. Let it lapse and Metro can suspend your contractor license — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $40,000 filing continuous.
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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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$1,200 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.