Clark PUD solar contractor bonds.
$200.
Clark County Public Utility District No. 1 requires a fixed $10,000 bond of contractors enrolled in its solar and residential conservation programs. Ours is $200 — the price you see is the checkout price, identical for every contractor. One soft credit pull; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does a Clark PUD solar contractor bond cost?
$200 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to enrolled.
Your PUD program enrollment 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 Clark PUD
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with Clark County PUD No. 1 for your solar / conservation program enrollment. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Clark County PUD No. 1 runs solar and residential conservation programs (efficiency upgrades, weatherization, solar installs) that pay rebates and incentives through enrolled contractors. The bond is the district's financial backstop that you'll complete the work to program standards and handle customer and incentive funds properly.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Clark County PUD No. 1 (the obligee). If a contractor's defective work or misuse of program funds harms the district or a customer, they can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who deliver clean program work treat the bond as an enrollment formality.
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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 $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 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 Clark PUD. Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with Clark County PUD No. 1 for your solar / conservation program enrollment. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $200 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.
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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Clark PUD enrollment is waiting on one document.
$200, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.