Kilgore plumbing & gas fitter bonds, corporation.
$100 flat.
The City of Kilgore, TX requires a corporation to file a $1,000 surety bond with the city clerk before the plumbing inspector will issue it a plumbing or gasfitting permit. 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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How much does a Kilgore plumbing & gas fitter bond cost?
$100 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A fixed municipal plumbing bond like this is 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
Small fixed municipal bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase.
File with the City Clerk
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Kilgore City Clerk alongside your plumbing/gasfitting permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Kilgore, TX will not issue a permit for plumbing, appliance installation, or gasfitting work to a corporation until that corporation has delivered a $1,000 bond to the city clerk. The bond is a performance guarantee: it stands behind faithful performance of the permitted work and the correction of any defective workmanship the plumbing inspector flags.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Kilgore (the obligee), with the city and anyone injured by defective plumbing or gasfitting work protected. If the corporation fails to correct flagged defects within 72 hours of notice, or fails to pay required permit fees, the city — or a person injured — can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The ordinance ties every bond to the permit year ending December 31. Our bond is written for a 12-month term from your effective date, and we remind you 60 and 30 days before it expires to keep your permit filing continuous.
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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 $1,000 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 Clerk. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Kilgore City Clerk alongside your plumbing/gasfitting permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $1,000 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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File your Kilgore plumbing/gasfitting bond today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.