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City of Converse contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
Also known as the City of Converse, Texas Contractor License Bond.
The City of Converse requires a $5,000 contractor license bond from contractors registering to work in the city. Our carrier's rate book prices this bond at a flat $100 — and license bonds like this issue instantly.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License 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
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Converse
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City so your contractor registration can issue. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A City of Converse contractor license bond is a compliance guarantee to the city. It backs your promise to build to Converse's codes and honor the conditions of your permits — the city wants a financial backstop before it registers you to perform construction.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Converse (the obligee), with the city and property owners protected. If a contractor violates a building code or permit condition, the city or an injured party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety — contractors who 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 $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; 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 Converse. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City so your contractor registration can issue. 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.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.