Virginia contractor license bonds.
$438 flat.
Virginia lets a Class A or Class B contractor satisfy the Board for Contractors' financial-responsibility requirement with a $50,000 surety bond instead of submitting financial statements. Ours is $438 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — and license bonds like this are issued on the spot.
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How much does a Virginia contractor license bond cost?
$438 at the $50,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with DPOR
Your executed bond on the Board for Contractors form (A501-27BOND) arrives by email, ready to file with your license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually does
Virginia licenses contractors through the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation's Board for Contractors. Class A and Class B applicants must show financial responsibility — and one accepted way to do that is a $50,000 surety bond filed in place of a financial statement.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Board (the obligee). The bond stands behind your compliance with Virginia's contractor laws and the regulations of the Board; a party harmed by a violation can recover against it.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond runs concurrently with your two-year license, so we track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out to keep your filing continuous.
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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 carrier issues this bond for a single two-year term; the term cannot be changed 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
File with DPOR. Your executed bond on the Board for Contractors form (A501-27BOND) arrives by email, ready to file with your license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $438 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.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$438 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.