Superior contractor bonds.
$125.
The City of Superior requires every building and other construction contractor to register with the city and file a $25,000 surety bond before performing work in the City of Superior, under Sec. 34-57 and 34-60 of the Superior Code of Ordinances. The city fixes the bond amount; our rate is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Superior contractor bond cost?
$125 for the $25,000 bond: 0.5% of the bond amount.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard Superior contractor bond — apply, pay, and file with the building inspector alongside your registration paperwork. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details and an effective date — the bond amount is already set at $25,000, so there is nothing to size.
Issued on the spot
No credit check, so most Superior contractor bonds like this issue the moment you pay.
File with the building inspector
Submit the executed bond alongside your City of Superior contractor registration certificate application and certificate of insurance. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Superior requires all contractors, building contractors, electrical contractors, HVAC contractors, and plumbers to register with the city to perform work within the City of Superior, under Sec. 34-57 of the Superior Code of Ordinances. As a condition of registration, Sec. 34-60 requires a $25,000 surety bond, an annual aggregate of all losses, plus a certificate of general liability insurance.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Superior (the obligee), with the city and any homeowner, association, corporation, governmental agency, or other person who suffers injury or financial loss as the protected parties. The bond binds the contractor and surety to the city and those parties for the contractor’s failure to comply with city and state law or to sufficiently complete work engaged in.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must extend for the same period as the registration and cannot be cancelled except on 20 days' written notice to the building inspector; annual fees run January 1 through December 31 of the calendar year. Registration exceptions apply to certain owner-performed work and to persons regulated under Wis. Stat. ch. 196.
You need this bond if you are
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 $25,000 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 building inspector. Submit the executed bond alongside your City of Superior contractor registration certificate application and certificate of insurance. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
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.
One application, issued on the spot.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.