Utah contractor license bonds.
$500 flat.
Utah can require a $25,000 surety bond for an R100 residential and small-commercial contractor license filed with the Division of Professional Licensing. Ours is $500 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, identical for everyone. A quick soft credit check may apply; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does a Utah contractor license bond cost?
$500 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your DOPL application is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with DOPL
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your contractor license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Utah licenses construction contractors through the Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) under the Construction Trades Licensing Act (Utah Code 58-55). DOPL can require a surety bond as part of demonstrating financial responsibility, in an amount that varies by license classification.
For the R100 residential and small-commercial classification, the bond amount is $25,000. General building (B100) and general engineering (E100) classifications carry a $50,000 bond, and most other classifications carry $15,000. The bond stands behind your compliance with the Construction Trades Licensing Act for the protection of those you do business with.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. DOPL may waive the bond for applicants who meet its financial-responsibility standard; if you do not qualify for a waiver, the bond is how you satisfy the requirement.
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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 $25,000 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
E-sign & file with DOPL. Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your contractor license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $500 at the $25,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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$500 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.