Fairfax County well contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
Fairfax County conditions its well water supply contractor registration on a $10,000 surety bond filed with the County. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, set by our carrier for this specific bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Fairfax County well contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
County contractor 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
Small fixed-amount county bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase.
File with Fairfax County
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Fairfax County well water supply contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Fairfax County regulates private well construction through its Health Department, and conditions a well water supply contractor's registration on a $10,000 surety bond. The bond is a property-owner-and-public-health protection guarantee: it backs your compliance with the County's well construction and permitting rules.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Fairfax County (the obligee), with the homeowners whose wells you build as the protected parties. A defective or abandoned well that violates County rules — and harms an owner or the groundwater — gives a claim against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. We keep your $10,000 filing continuous with renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
You need this bond if you're
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 $10,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The term is set on the carrier’s application; the premium covers the period shown there.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, June 30, in the year your term ends.
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 Fairfax County. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Fairfax County well water supply contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Get registered for well work in Fairfax County today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.