UT general contractor bonds.
$1,000 flat.
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 $1,000 flat, set by our carrier's rate book, identical for every contractor. A soft credit check may apply and never affects your score; e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your contractor license 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.
Reviewed & approved
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.
E-sign & file with DOPL
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.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
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.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
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 →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Do I pay the $50,000? ▾
Who requires this bond? ▾
Is the amount always $50,000? ▾
Is there a credit check? ▾
When does it renew? ▾
Other Utah bonds.
DOPL is waiting on one document.
$1,000 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.