Montana Contractor Bonds

Stay compliant and protect your business with a state or city-required contractor license bond. Whether you’re in Missoula, Billings, or anywhere in Montana, we make getting bonded simple, fast, and affordable.

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At the state level, most contractors in Montana are not required to be bonded. The only notable exception is for water well contractors (and monitoring well constructors), who must obtain a bond to operate legally.

While the state doesn’t require bonding for most trades, several cities impose their own bond requirements for specific contractor types:

Examples by City:

• Missoula:
  • Gas Fitters: $3,000 bond
  • Sidewalk / Curb / Paving Contractors: $10,000 bond
  • Excavation Contractors: $20,000 bond
• Whitefish:
  • Excavation / Right-of-Way Contractors: $5,000 bond
• Billings:
  • Sewer Contractors: $10,000 bond
• Other municipalities (e.g., Flathead County, Big Timber, Columbus) also have bond requirements for certain project types, ranging from $10,000 to $25,000

Performance bonds are used to guarantee the performance of a contract. Project owners use these bonds to ensure projects are completed on time and on budget. They are required on all federally funded projects as well as most other publicly funded contracts valued at $150,000 or more.Payment bonds are used to guarantee the suppliers of material and labor are paid. Just like performance bonds, these bonds are required on all federally funded projects as well as most other publicly funded contracts valued at $150,000 or more. Payment surety bonds are more often than not issued alongside performance bonds.Bid bonds are used as a guarantee that a contractor is able and willing to enter into a contract. A bid bond also guarantees the contractor can and will secure a performance bond and/or a payment bond for the awarded contract. These bonds ensure only serious contractors submit legitimate bid proposals.

License and Permit Bonds are required by a municipality or other public body as a condition to granting a license or permit to engage in a specified activity, this bond guarantees that the party seeking the license or permit (the obligor) will follow applicable laws or regulations.

While there are too many License & Permit bonds to list, here are a few of the popular ones:

• Excavation Contractor - City of Billings, MT
• Sidewalk Contractor - City of Missoula, MT
• Concrete Contractor - City of Great Falls, MT

Don't see your bond listed? Go ahead and fill out a bond form and in the notes field, let us know what type of bond you are in need of.

*Forms can be found under Quotes in the Navigation Bar*