Saint Paul Wrecking of Buildings Bond

What it is & who requires it

Demolition contractors working in St. Paul. Unlike Minneapolis, which splits the trade into two classes at two figures by building size, St. Paul runs one license at one figure regardless of the height or area of what is being taken down, which makes it the simpler of the two capital-city accounts to place and the one where a large demolition carries proportionally less bond. The condition is a pure indemnity to the city rather than a performance obligation to an owner. One requirement catches contractors from out of town and is worth raising before a job is scheduled: no wrecking permit issues at all until a certificate from the supervisor of code enforcement confirms that a licensed pest control company has exterminated all nuisance pests, including wood-destroying insects, from the structure and the premises, and the city keeps rules on file about how that extermination must be done. Violating those rules is a misdemeanor and grounds for revoking any license the contractor holds. Note when reading a carrier list for this city that a separate ten thousand dollar bond exists for wreckers and tow trucks in a different chapter, and it is a vehicle-service instrument rather than this one.

Obligee: City of Saint Paul (Department of Safety and Inspections). Citation: Saint Paul Legislative Code § 368.03(a) (Licensing requirements — Surety bond: the applicant shall file a surety bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars to indemnify and save the City of Saint Paul harmless from all damages, judgments, losses, claims, suits or liabilities of every kind growing out of the wrecking or demolition of any building); § 368.03(b) (Certificate of extermination — no permit issues for wrecking, demolition or tearing down until a certificate from the supervisor of code enforcement shows that a licensed pest control company has exterminated all nuisance pests, including wood-destroying insects, from the structure and premises); § 368.02 (Fee, by reference to § 310.18); Title XXIX, ch. 368 (Wrecking of Buildings); Code 1956 §§ 50.01, 50.02; Ord. No. 17137, 5-24-84.

Bond amount

The required bond amount is $10,000.

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: Filed with the license application and conditioned to indemnify and save the city harmless from all damages, judgments, losses, claims, suits or liabilities of every kind growing out of the wrecking or demolition of any building.

Renewal: Annual, with the license, through the uniform license procedures chapter that governs every St. Paul license.

Filing

Filed with the license application and administered through the uniform license procedures chapter, which supplies the definition of an acceptable bond, the surety-bond termination rules, and the requirement that the bond be received and approved before the license issues. The figure renders because the ordinance states a flat sum and offers no cash or deposit alternative. Two points for an underwriter. The obligee is the city alone — the condition indemnifies and saves the city harmless and does not run to a private owner the way the building contractor bond in the same title does — so the exposure is city claims arising out of the demolition rather than consumer restitution. And the extermination certificate is a condition of the permit rather than of the license, so a bonded and licensed contractor can still be stopped at the permit counter; treat it as a scheduling item on every St. Paul demolition.

Source

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

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Frequently asked questions

Who requires the Saint Paul Wrecking of Buildings Bond?

It’s required by City of Saint Paul (Department of Safety and Inspections) (Saint Paul Legislative Code § 368.03(a) (Licensing requirements — Surety bond: the applicant shall file a surety bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars to indemnify and save the City of Saint Paul harmless from all damages, judgments, losses, claims, suits or liabilities of every kind growing out of the wrecking or demolition of any building); § 368.03(b) (Certificate of extermination — no permit issues for wrecking, demolition or tearing down until a certificate from the supervisor of code enforcement shows that a licensed pest control company has exterminated all nuisance pests, including wood-destroying insects, from the structure and premises); § 368.02 (Fee, by reference to § 310.18); Title XXIX, ch. 368 (Wrecking of Buildings); Code 1956 §§ 50.01, 50.02; Ord. No. 17137, 5-24-84). Demolition contractors working in St. Paul. Unlike Minneapolis, which splits the trade into two classes at two figures by building size, St. Paul runs one license at one figure regardless of the height or area of what is being taken down, which makes it the simpler of the two capital-city accounts to place and the one where a large demolition carries proportionally less bond. The condition is a pure indemnity to the city rather than a performance obligation to an owner. One requirement catches contractors from out of town and is worth raising before a job is scheduled: no wrecking permit issues at all until a certificate from the supervisor of code enforcement confirms that a licensed pest control company has exterminated all nuisance pests, including wood-destroying insects, from the structure and the premises, and the city keeps rules on file about how that extermination must be done. Violating those rules is a misdemeanor and grounds for revoking any license the contractor holds. Note when reading a carrier list for this city that a separate ten thousand dollar bond exists for wreckers and tow trucks in a different chapter, and it is a vehicle-service instrument rather than this one.

How much is the Saint Paul Wrecking of Buildings Bond?

The bond amount is $10,000.

How do I get the Saint Paul Wrecking of Buildings 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 license application and conditioned to indemnify and save the city harmless from all damages, judgments, losses, claims, suits or liabilities of every kind growing out of the wrecking or demolition of any building. Renewal: Annual, with the license, through the uniform license procedures chapter that governs every St. Paul license.

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.