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Houston sign construction bonds.
$125 flat.
The City of Houston requires sign contractors to post a $25,000 bond to be licensed to erect and maintain signs in the city. Ours is $125 flat — set by our carrier for this bond, identical for every contractor. 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 is 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 Houston
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Houston Sign Administration for your contractor license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Houston licenses sign contractors who erect, alter, and maintain signs in the city, and conditions that license on a $25,000 surety bond. Signs project over sidewalks and streets, so the bond is a public-safety and code-compliance guarantee: it stands behind your sign work meeting the Houston sign code and protects the public from damage tied to your installations.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Houston (the obligee). If a sign contractor violates the sign code, installs an unsafe sign, or damages public property, 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. Contractors who erect signs to code treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you are
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 $25,000 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 Houston. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Houston Sign Administration for your contractor license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $125 at the $25,000 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 Houston sign license today.
$125 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.