Circle Pines Contractor License Bond

What it is & who requires it

Contractors licensed by Circle Pines, and this city’s own application is the clearest short statement of how Minnesota works that any obligee in this directory publishes. It sorts every contractor into three boxes on one line. A mechanical contractor files the state bond. A sign contractor files either the state bond or the city’s. Everyone else files the city surety bond — and that residual class is what the license classes on the front of the form describe: asphalt contracting, general building construction, masonry, and whatever the applicant writes under Other. So the two separate lines a carrier list carries for this city are one instrument covering all of them. And read the sentence at the very top before filing anything: no application is necessary if you are licensed by the State of Minnesota, and a copy of the state license goes in instead of the whole form. For a residential builder already holding the state license, the correct answer here is to send the state license and file nothing.

Obligee: City of Circle Pines (City Clerk). Citation: City of Circle Pines Contractor License Application, City Hall, 200 Civic Heights Circle — license classes: Asphalt Contractor, General Contractor-Building Construction, Masonry Contractor, Heating Contractor, Other (specify); “No application necessary if MN State licensed. (Must provide copy of State license in lieu of this app.)”; REQUIREMENTS: “1. Liability Insurance (Attach Copy): the licensee is required to maintain at all times a certificate of insurance showing General Liability Insurance minimum limit of $1,000,000 each occurrence, General Liability Insurance minimum limit of $2,000,000 general aggregate, and the City of Circle Pines listed as Certificate Holder and Additional Insured; 2. License Bond (Attach Copy): Mechanical contractors: $25,000 State bond; Sign contractors: $8,000 State bond or City bond; All other contractors: $2000 City (Surety) bond; 3. $50.00 fee”; “LICENSE TERM: City licenses expire every year on December 31”; Minn. Stat. § 326B.197 (state mechanical bond); Minn. Stat. § 326B.865 (state sign contractor bond, in lieu of any compliance bond required by a local unit of government).

Bond amount

The required bond amount is $2,000.

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.

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Term & renewal

Term: Attached to the license application and held with the annual city contractor license.

Renewal: Annual — city licenses expire every year on the thirty-first of December.

Filing

Attached to the license application and lodged with the City Clerk at City Hall with the license fee. The figure renders because the city’s own application states a flat sum for the residual class with no cash or deposit alternative offered. Liability insurance is required at limits stated on the same page with the city as certificate holder and additional insured. Note that permits must be obtained before work commences and are separate from the license. And note what the form does for a multi-city contractor: because the mechanical and sign lines point at state bonds, a contractor holding those two state filings satisfies Circle Pines without buying anything local, and the same two state filings satisfy every other Minnesota city that asks for those trades.

Source

Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-09-07).

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Frequently asked questions

Who requires the Circle Pines Contractor License Bond?

It’s required by City of Circle Pines (City Clerk) (City of Circle Pines Contractor License Application, City Hall, 200 Civic Heights Circle — license classes: Asphalt Contractor, General Contractor-Building Construction, Masonry Contractor, Heating Contractor, Other (specify); “No application necessary if MN State licensed. (Must provide copy of State license in lieu of this app.)”; REQUIREMENTS: “1. Liability Insurance (Attach Copy): the licensee is required to maintain at all times a certificate of insurance showing General Liability Insurance minimum limit of $1,000,000 each occurrence, General Liability Insurance minimum limit of $2,000,000 general aggregate, and the City of Circle Pines listed as Certificate Holder and Additional Insured; 2. License Bond (Attach Copy): Mechanical contractors: $25,000 State bond; Sign contractors: $8,000 State bond or City bond; All other contractors: $2000 City (Surety) bond; 3. $50.00 fee”; “LICENSE TERM: City licenses expire every year on December 31”; Minn. Stat. § 326B.197 (state mechanical bond); Minn. Stat. § 326B.865 (state sign contractor bond, in lieu of any compliance bond required by a local unit of government)). Contractors licensed by Circle Pines, and this city’s own application is the clearest short statement of how Minnesota works that any obligee in this directory publishes. It sorts every contractor into three boxes on one line. A mechanical contractor files the state bond. A sign contractor files either the state bond or the city’s. Everyone else files the city surety bond — and that residual class is what the license classes on the front of the form describe: asphalt contracting, general building construction, masonry, and whatever the applicant writes under Other. So the two separate lines a carrier list carries for this city are one instrument covering all of them. And read the sentence at the very top before filing anything: no application is necessary if you are licensed by the State of Minnesota, and a copy of the state license goes in instead of the whole form. For a residential builder already holding the state license, the correct answer here is to send the state license and file nothing.

How much is the Circle Pines Contractor License Bond?

The bond amount is $2,000.

How do I get the Circle Pines Contractor License 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?

Attached to the license application and held with the annual city contractor license. Renewal: Annual — city licenses expire every year on the thirty-first of December.

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 2026-09-07); the source link is on this page.