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Portland temporary GC bonds.
$500 flat.
The City of Portland, Texas requires a temporary general contractor to file a $100,000 surety bond with the City as a condition of registration. Ours is $500 flat — the same for everyone — and license bonds like this issue instantly.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Registering as a temporary GC in Portland waits on this bond. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Contractor license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Portland
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your City of Portland temporary contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A temporary general contractor bond is a compliance-and-completion guarantee. The City of Portland issues a temporary registration to a GC working a defined project or period, and conditions it on a $100,000 surety bond backing your compliance with the City's building and permit rules.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Portland (the obligee), with the public as the protected party. If you violate the City's contractor rules or fail an ordered correction, 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 permit and pass inspection treat the bond as a registration formality, not a risk. We track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
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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 $100,000 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 Portland. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your City of Portland temporary contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $500 at the $100,000 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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Finish your Portland registration today.
$500 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.