Madison contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Madison requires a $5,000 bond from sewer drain cleaners, sewer inspectors, and snow-removal contractors as a condition of their City license. Ours is $100 flat — the price our carrier's rate book sets for this bond, and the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal license bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, and no credit section at all. Most applications approve instantly.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount municipal bonds like this issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City of Madison
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City of Madison licensing office (City Clerk / Engineering, depending on the trade). Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Madison licenses several trades that work on or around its infrastructure — sewer drain cleaners, sewer inspectors, and snow-removal contractors — and conditions those licenses on a $5,000 bond. The bond is a public-protection guarantee that you'll follow City code and not damage public sewers, streets, or property.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Madison (the obligee). If your work damages City sewers or public property, or you violate the licensing rules, the City can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. Licensees who follow City code treat the bond as a licensing formality.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.