Utah requires a license bond before the Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) will issue a contractor license. For the B100 General Building and E100 General Engineering classifications the amount is $50,000 — ours is $1,500 flat, 3% of the bond amount, identical for every contractor. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
















Your contractor license 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 DOPL contractor license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
$50,000 bond × 3% = $1,500, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
Utah licenses contractors through the Department of Commerce's Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) under the Construction Trades Licensing Act, and conditions the license on a surety bond. The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee that you'll perform construction work in compliance with Utah law and the terms of your contracts.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of Utah together with harmed parties. If a contractor abandons work, fails to pay for labor or materials as the bond requires, or otherwise violates the Construction Trades Licensing Act, a harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The $50,000 amount applies to the B100 General Building and E100 General Engineering classifications; other classifications carry lower amounts ($25,000 for R100 Residential/Small Commercial, $15,000 for most others), so confirm your classification on your DOPL application.
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.
$1,500 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.