Madison contractor bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
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 $275 flat — 3% of $5,000 is $150, so the $275 minimum applies. The application is five minutes, with no credit check.
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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 check section.
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.
The whole pricing page.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, but our minimum is $275 — so this bond is $275 per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
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.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.