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 $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for everyone. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
















Your DOPL application is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your contractor license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
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.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$750 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.