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Lubbock contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Lubbock requires a $20,000 contractor compliance bond as a condition of registering to work and pull permits in the city. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the price you pay, the same for every contractor. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal compliance 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
Registration bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Lubbock
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A contractor compliance bond is a code-compliance guarantee the City of Lubbock holds while you work in the city. It stands behind your obligation to follow Lubbock's building, permitting, and contractor registration ordinances across the jobs you take on.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the City of Lubbock (the obligee), with the public and property owners as the protected parties. If you violate the city's contractor or building rules, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who register, pull permits, and build to code treat the bond as a registration 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 $20,000 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 City of Lubbock. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $20,000 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.
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Finish your Lubbock registration today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.