Garland general repair bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Garland Building Inspection Department requires a $5,000 general repair bond from contractors who perform general repair work — painting, carpentry, and similar — inside city limits. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — and the application collects no credit information.
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Three steps. One sitting.
City contractor bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no credit information collected.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount city bonds like this issue right after purchase, most of the time. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Garland Building Inspection
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City of Garland Building Inspection Department to complete your contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Garland Building Inspection Department registers contractors before they may work in city limits, and requires a $5,000 general repair bond from those doing general repair work — typically painting, carpentry, and similar repairs on buildings or structures. The bond is a code-compliance guarantee that your work meets the city's codes and ordinances.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Garland (the obligee), with the city and the public as the protected parties. If a contractor's repair work violates city codes and the city must remedy it, a claim can be made against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. We track the filing so your $5,000 bond stays continuous for as long as your Garland registration is active.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information.
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Finish your Garland registration today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.