Madison contractor license bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
The City of Madison requires a contractor license bond to register and work as a licensed contractor in the city. We issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check — enter the amount Madison set for your contractor type and the premium updates.
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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 entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
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.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure the City of Madison set for your contractor type and the premium updates.
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, at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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Five minutes, 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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Madison contractor license bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the city required and file the same day.