The City of Longview conditions combination contractor registration on a $50,000 surety bond — ours is $500 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
















A combination contractor bond is one of the simplest things in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Fixed-amount contractor bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your City of Longview combination contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The City of Longview conditions combination contractor registration on a $50,000 surety bond. A combination contractor does work across multiple trades, and the bond is a compliance guarantee: it stands behind your work meeting the City's building and contractor requirements.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Longview (the obligee). If your work damages public property or violates the City's contractor ordinances, the City can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who follow the City's rules and restore disturbed public property treat the bond as a registration formality, not a risk.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information, because this bond doesn't need it.
Start the application →$500 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.