The City of Orange requires contractors to register — and for many trades, post a surety bond — with the Planning & Community Development Department before any construction begins. Whatever amount the city sets for your trade, pricing starts from $100 — smaller bond amounts price at the $100 minimum, and your exact price appears at the application.
















No underwriting queue for the standard Orange contractor bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the city. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the contractor type, the bond amount the city required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
The application collects no credit information, and smaller bond amounts price at the $100 minimum — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
Sign, seal, and deliver the original bond to the Orange Planning & Community Development Department with your contractor registration. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
The City of Orange requires contractors to register before they pull permits or begin construction inside city limits, and for many trades that registration is conditioned on a surety bond filed with the Planning & Community Development Department. The bond is a guarantee to the city that you will work to code and honor the obligations of your permit.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Orange (the obligee). If a contractor's negligence, faulty work, or failure to follow the city's construction rules causes a loss, the city or a harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The original bond must be signed, sealed, and delivered to the city; we issue it ready to file with pricing from $100 — the application collects no credit information, and smaller bond amounts price at the $100 minimum.
Submit the application with the bond amount the City of Orange required — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the city required and file the same day.