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Cuero building contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Cuero will not issue building permits to a registered building contractor until that contractor posts a $5,000 bond or files qualifying general liability coverage naming the city. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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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
Small fixed license bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase.
File with your registration
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City of Cuero with your building contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Cuero conditions building contractor registration on a $5,000 surety bond — or, at the contractor's option, on qualifying general liability coverage naming the city as certificate holder. The bond is a guarantee that you'll build to the city's adopted codes and your permit conditions — and that you'll correct work that doesn't meet them.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Cuero (the obligee). If you violate the city's building ordinances or leave defective work that harms the city or the public, a claim can be made against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Builders who 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 $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 your registration. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City of Cuero with your building contractor registration. 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.