The City of Midland requires sign contractors to post a $5,000 bond as a condition of their city license. The price is our fixed $100 — set by our carrier for this bond, the same for every contractor. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
















License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit section.
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the city for your sign contractor license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The City of Midland licenses sign contractors and conditions the license on a $5,000 surety bond. Signs are often installed in or over the right of way and attach to structures, so the bond is a code-compliance and public-safety guarantee: it stands behind your sign work meeting the city sign and building code.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Midland (the obligee). If a sign contractor violates the sign code, damages public property, or installs an unsafe sign, 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 install to code treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond does not have one.
Start the application →$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.