Utah specialty contractor bonds.
$300 flat.
Also known as the Utah Specialty Contractor License Bond.
Utah’s Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) requires a $15,000 license bond for most specialty contractor classifications. Ours is $300 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, identical for everyone. A quick soft credit check may apply — never a hard inquiry, no impact on your score; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does a Utah specialty contractor bond cost?
$300 at the $15,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your DOPL 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 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 Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) under the Construction Trades Licensing Act, and conditions the license on a surety bond. For specialty contractor classifications — the trade classifications other than the general B100, E100, and R100 categories — the required bond amount is $15,000.
The bond is a license bond: it guarantees you operate within your licensed classification and comply with the Construction Trades Licensing Act and DOPL rules. It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and the State of Utah through DOPL (the obligee).
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must be maintained throughout licensure until DOPL gives written permission to discontinue it. Note that DOPL can require a higher amount if an applicant’s financial, criminal, or disciplinary history warrants it.
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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 $15,000 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 or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $300 at the $15,000 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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$300 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.