Madison contractor license bonds.
From $100.
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The City of Madison requires a contractor license bond to register and work as a licensed contractor in the city. Premiums start at $100 and depend on your bond amount — enter the amount Madison set for your contractor type and see your price. Your premium equals 0.5% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does a Madison contractor license 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 underwriting queue for the standard contractor license bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the city. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, your contractor type, the bond amount the city required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
File with the City of Madison
Submit the executed bond with your contractor registration at the City of Madison. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the city insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the contractor license bond covers
The City of Madison registers and licenses contractors who work within the city. As a condition of that license, the city requires a contractor license bond — a financial backstop that you will work in compliance with the city building and licensing ordinances.
The bond is a three-party guarantee: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Madison (the obligee). It backs your obligation to follow the city's contractor ordinances, permit requirements, and codes, and to make good on damage to public property arising from your work.
If you violate the city ordinances or leave public property damaged, the city or a harmed party can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the amount Madison sets for your contractor type, with pricing that starts at $100 and no credit check up to $100,000 in 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 the City of Madison. Submit the executed bond with your contractor registration at the City of Madison. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the city insists.
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 on the spot.
Submit the application with your contractor type and the bond amount the City of Madison requires — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the city required and file the same day.