Utah general contractor bonds.
$1,000 flat.
Also known as the Utah General Contractor License Bond.
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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, identical for every contractor.
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How much does a Utah general contractor bond cost?
$1,000 at the $50,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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.
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 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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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 $50,000 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 DOPL contractor license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $1,000 at the $50,000 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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$1,000 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.