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Mercedes contractor license bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Mercedes requires a $1,000 bond to license a contractor and pull permits inside the city. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — and contractor license bonds like this are issued on the spot.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Contractor 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-amount municipal bonds like this issue right after purchase.
File with the City
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Mercedes when you license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A contractor license bond is a compliance guarantee to the City of Mercedes. When you license to do construction work inside the city, the City wants a financial backstop that you'll follow its building code, permit conditions, and licensing rules.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Mercedes (the obligee). If your work violates City code or permit terms and causes harm the City must address, the City can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active while you hold the City license. We track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $1,000 filing continuous so your permits keep clearing.
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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. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Mercedes when you license. 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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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.