Alexandria home improvement contractor bonds.
From $100.
The City of Alexandria licenses home improvement contractors and, under authority the Commonwealth grants localities at Code of Virginia § 54.1-1117, can condition that license on a surety bond. Alexandria's Code Administration office sets the bond amount when it processes your license application; pricing is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does an Alexandria home improvement contractor bond cost?
0.5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No long underwriting queue for the standard home improvement contractor bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the city. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount your Alexandria license notice specifies, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued
No credit check up to $100,000, and most applicants are approved and issued as soon as they pay.
File with Code Administration
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Alexandria home improvement contractor license application or renewal.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Virginia does not itself license home improvement contractors statewide for most residential work — instead, Code of Virginia § 54.1-1117 lets a locality adopt an ordinance requiring anyone in the home improvement business there to hold a license, and to furnish a bond as a condition of it. The City of Alexandria licenses home improvement contractors through its Code Administration office, which is where the bond is filed.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Alexandria (the obligee), with homeowners as the protected party. If a licensed contractor fails to perform residential repair or improvement work as agreed, or leaves the city with an unpaid, covered claim, the harmed homeowner can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. There is no single amount fixed in the state statute; Code Administration sets the figure when it issues or renews your license. Enter that amount and your premium is priced from a $100 minimum, with no credit check up to $100,000 on the 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 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.
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
File with Code Administration. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Alexandria home improvement contractor license application or renewal.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which 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 issuing fields. No credit check up to $100,000.
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Finish your Alexandria contractor license today.
Pricing from $100, no credit check up to $100,000. Enter the amount Code Administration set and file the same day.