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City of Plainview roofing bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Plainview requires residential roofing contractors to file a fixed $20,000 bond to register with the City. Ours is $100 flat — the price our carrier’s rate book sets for this bond, the same for every roofer. The bond issues the moment you pay.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal contractor bonds are simple. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Pay the $100 and e-sign. The amount and the price are both fixed, so there is no review step and no quote round-trip — the bond issues on payment.
File with the City of Plainview
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your residential roofing contractor registration at the City of Plainview. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Plainview conditions residential roofing contractor registration on a $20,000 surety bond. The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with the City’s building and roofing rules — proper permits, code-compliant work, and restoration of any City property disturbed during a job.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the City of Plainview (the obligee), with homeowners and the public as the protected parties. If a roofer violates the City’s ordinance or damages City property and the City is harmed, it can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Roofers who pull permits and do code-compliant work treat the bond as a registration formality, not a risk.
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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 $20,000 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 Plainview. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your residential roofing contractor registration at the City of Plainview. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $20,000 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. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Finish your Plainview registration today.
$100 flat, issued the moment you pay. Free until issued.