Washington fire sprinkler contractor bonds, level 3 $10,000.
$100 flat.
Washington licenses fire sprinkler contractors through the State Fire Marshal under RCW 18.160.090. A contractor whose scope is not restricted to residential systems files the standard $10,000 bond — ours is $100 flat, the price you see is the checkout price, and license bonds like this issue instantly.
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How much does a Washington fire sprinkler contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 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 the State Fire Marshal
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your fire sprinkler contractor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A fire sprinkler contractor bond is a customer-protection guarantee. Under RCW 18.160.090, before the State Fire Marshal licenses you to install, inspect, maintain, or service fire protection sprinkler systems, you post a bond standing behind the contracts you sign.
The bond is conditioned that you will pay any customer who obtains a judgment against you for breach of a sprinkler-system contract. It runs to the state of Washington, with your customers as the protected parties. The certificate-of-competency levels (1, 2, 3) describe your layout personnel's qualifications, not the bond amount.
The statute sets the standard penal sum at $10,000, dropping to $6,000 only when a contractor's business is restricted solely to NFPA 13-D or 13-R residential systems. Most full-scope contractors carry the $10,000. It must stay active for the life of your license — we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out.
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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
File with the State Fire Marshal. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your fire sprinkler contractor license application or renewal. 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.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.