Jamestown Contractor License Bond
What it is & who requires it
Contractors doing business in Jamestown as a patching contractor, a concrete contractor, an excavating contractor, or any combination of those trades — the ordinance names all three in one sentence and takes one bond across them, which is why a contractor holding two or three of those credentials does not file two or three bonds. City franchised utilities are expressly excepted from the requirement.
Obligee: City of Jamestown (City Auditor). Citation: Jamestown Code § 25-43 (Same—Bond required), Ord. of 6-6-88; ch. 25 (Streets and Sidewalks), licensing article for patching, concrete and excavating contractors.
Bond amount
The required bond amount is $25,000.
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: Held with the license to do business in the bonded trades.
Renewal: Filed with the city auditor and carried while you hold the license.
Filing
Filed with the Jamestown city auditor and approved by the city attorney. One bond covers the patching, concrete and excavating trades together rather than one per trade, and the sum is stated flat in the ordinance with no cash or other substitute offered anywhere in the chapter, which is why the figure is publishable. What it secures is protecting, indemnifying and saving harmless the city from any and all loss, claims and damages arising from the work. The exception for city franchised utilities is worth checking against your own status before you buy, because a franchised utility doing its own work in the street is outside the requirement entirely.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-08-31).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Jamestown Contractor License Bond?
- It’s required by City of Jamestown (City Auditor) (Jamestown Code § 25-43 (Same—Bond required), Ord. of 6-6-88; ch. 25 (Streets and Sidewalks), licensing article for patching, concrete and excavating contractors). Contractors doing business in Jamestown as a patching contractor, a concrete contractor, an excavating contractor, or any combination of those trades — the ordinance names all three in one sentence and takes one bond across them, which is why a contractor holding two or three of those credentials does not file two or three bonds. City franchised utilities are expressly excepted from the requirement.
- How much is the Jamestown Contractor License Bond?
- The bond amount is $25,000.
- How do I get the Jamestown 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?
- Held with the license to do business in the bonded trades. Renewal: Filed with the city auditor and carried while you hold the 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 2026-08-31); the source link is on this page.
