Oak Ridge building contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
Also known as the Oak Ridge, Tennessee Building Contractor License Bond.
The City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee requires a building contractor to file a $5,000 surety bond to license and work in the city. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — with a short online application.
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How much does an Oak Ridge building contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A municipal license bond like this is about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no lengthy underwriting file.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-price municipal bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Oak Ridge building contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Oak Ridge conditions a building contractor license on a $5,000 surety bond filed with the City. The bond stands behind the licensed contractor's compliance with the City's licensing conditions and building-code requirements on construction work performed within Oak Ridge.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Oak Ridge (the obligee), with property owners and the City itself as parties the bond can protect. If a licensed contractor fails to perform covered obligations, a harmed party can make a claim against the bond up to its $5,000 face amount.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond generally needs to stay active for the life of the license, so confirm renewal timing directly with Oak Ridge's Codes Enforcement department when you file.
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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 $5,000 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.
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 City. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Oak Ridge building contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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 for this bond — short, and built for a same-sitting application.
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Finish your Oak Ridge license filing today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.