Goodland Electrical Contractor Bond
What it is & who requires it
Electrical contractors licensed by Goodland. The credential behind it is a state one: the applicant must hold a Kansas Certificate of Competency as a master electrician, and the application goes to the city’s electrical board before the clerk issues. What the bond secures is unusually specific and worth reading — beyond general compliance, it names loss or damage arising from any opening or excavation made in or next to a street, alley or public ground, from materials stored or placed there, and from the operation of vehicles, machinery or equipment in the public way. That is a street-damage bond wearing a trade-license label. Liability insurance at the city’s stated limit is required in addition.
Obligee: City of Goodland (City Clerk; Electrical Board). Citation: Goodland Code of Ordinances § 4-327 (Electrical contractor’s bond required; conditions; approval; rights reserved); § 4-326 (application; electrical board); § 4-410(a) (fees); Ord. No. 1475 (2002).
Bond amount
The required bond amount is $5,000.
How to get it
This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
Request a bond quote
Tell us about the bond and the project. A licensed producer follows up — these bonds are individually underwritten, so they are not issued instantly.
Term & renewal
Term: Filed with the city clerk and held for the license period; the code provides that the bond is not renewed automatically — a new bond is filed for each successive period.
Renewal: A fresh bond for each license period rather than a continuing instrument.
Filing
Secured and filed with the city clerk as a good and sufficient corporate surety bond in a stated principal sum. Read the wording against the city’s other trade articles before assuming a common figure: this section fixes a principal sum, while Goodland’s plumbing and sign contractor articles require a bond in an amount of not less than the same number, which makes those minimums rather than penal sums. The city also reserves the right to furnish the form of all surety bonds required by the article, so the instrument is on the city’s paper. Note the renewal mechanic — the bond does not roll forward, and a new one is filed for each successive license period.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-09-02).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Goodland Electrical Contractor Bond?
- It’s required by City of Goodland (City Clerk; Electrical Board) (Goodland Code of Ordinances § 4-327 (Electrical contractor’s bond required; conditions; approval; rights reserved); § 4-326 (application; electrical board); § 4-410(a) (fees); Ord. No. 1475 (2002)). Electrical contractors licensed by Goodland. The credential behind it is a state one: the applicant must hold a Kansas Certificate of Competency as a master electrician, and the application goes to the city’s electrical board before the clerk issues. What the bond secures is unusually specific and worth reading — beyond general compliance, it names loss or damage arising from any opening or excavation made in or next to a street, alley or public ground, from materials stored or placed there, and from the operation of vehicles, machinery or equipment in the public way. That is a street-damage bond wearing a trade-license label. Liability insurance at the city’s stated limit is required in addition.
- How much is the Goodland Electrical Contractor Bond?
- The bond amount is $5,000.
- How do I get the Goodland Electrical Contractor Bond?
- This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
- What is the term?
- Filed with the city clerk and held for the license period; the code provides that the bond is not renewed automatically — a new bond is filed for each successive period. Renewal: A fresh bond for each license period rather than a continuing instrument.
- Is this bond insurance for me?
- No. It protects the obligee and the public — not you. If a valid claim is paid, you repay the surety.
- How is this requirement verified?
- We verify it against the obligee’s primary source (last checked 2026-09-02); the source link is on this page.
