Electrician ($5,000) Bond - Haines City, FL in Florida

Brief Summary

This $5,000 bond is part of getting an electrical contractor registered to pull permits in Haines City. It is a small, code compliance bond, not a performance bond on your jobs, so the underwriting is simple and most electricians are quoted quickly. You pay a premium once a term instead of setting aside $5,000 in cash.

Haines City requires electrical contractors to register with its Building Division before a building permit is issued, and the city's contractor bond for electricians is $5,000. Florida law caps a local electrical contractor bond at $5,000, conditions it only on compliance with the Florida Building Code, and makes it payable to the Governor rather than to a homeowners' fund.

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How to Apply for a Electrician ($5,000) Bond:

• Hold a current electrical contractor license, either state certified or registered through the Municipal Board of Examiners of Polk County.
• Ask the Haines City Building Division for its current bond form and obligee wording.
• Provide the business name and license number exactly as they appear on your license.
• Provide owner name, home address and Social Security number for the surety's credit review.
• Pay the premium and receive the signed $5,000 bond.
• Register with the Building Division using your license copy, workers' compensation proof or exemption, liability insurance and the bond.

Detailed Information About the Florida Electrician ($5,000) Bond:

The payee is the detail most people get wrong

Electrical contractors are licensed under Part II of Chapter 489, Florida Statutes, not the general construction part. Section 489.537(3)(d) lets a county or municipality require one bond for each electrical contractor in an amount not to exceed $5,000. The bond is conditioned only upon compliance with the Florida Building Code, and any such bond is payable to the Governor and filed in each county or municipality where a building permit is requested. Bonds for general, roofing, plumbing and other Part I trades are written to the Florida Homeowners' Construction Recovery Fund instead, so a bond form borrowed from another trade can be wrong for an electrician.

What the bond covers

This is a code compliance bond. It answers for violations of the Florida Building Code on work permitted in Haines City. It is not a guarantee that a particular job will be finished or that suppliers will be paid. The same statute says the bond must be equally available to all electrical contractors regardless of how long they have been certified or registered, and that reciprocity for these bonds is granted statewide.

Registering with Haines City

Any current state licensed contractor may obtain a building permit in Haines City, but contractors must first register with the Haines City Building Division. Certified contractors hold a State of Florida license. Registered contractors hold a license from the Municipal Board of Examiners of Polk County. Registration documents include a copy of the state or local license, proof of workers' compensation or a workers' compensation exemption, and liability insurance. The city charges no fee for registration.

Before you file

Confirm the current bond form and filing steps with the Haines City Building Division before the bond is issued. Premium is set by the surety after a review of the owner's credit and the bond amount.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Florida Electrician ($5,000) Bond:

• Bond amount of $5,000, the maximum a local government may require of an electrical contractor under Section 489.537(3)(d).
• Bond payable to the Governor and filed with the municipality where permits are requested.
• Condition limited to compliance with the Florida Building Code.
• Active state certified or locally registered electrical contractor license.
• Proof of workers' compensation coverage or exemption, and liability insurance, for city registration.

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