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The Board's current guidance calls for commercial licensing on commercial projects of $50,000 or more, including labor and materials, and treats projects other than single-family residences as commercial. Ask the Board which license or registration applies to your role. Its subcontractor route depends on a contract with a properly licensed contractor; a direct contract with the owner is treated as prime contracting.

The January 2025 bond and instructions require the principal's company name and EIN exactly as used on the license application. The same company identity is used for Arkansas work and bids. Have the provider prepare the Board's actual $10,000 surety form rather than a generic license-and-permit instrument.

Execution depends on who signs for the surety. An appropriately Arkansas-licensed resident or nonresident agency, agent, broker or producer must attach the Arkansas insurance license and power of attorney. A direct underwriter employed by the surety may execute for the surety under the form's separate instructions; do not assume every applicant or signatory needs the same attachments.

This is continuous security, and the Board says continuation certificates are not required. The surety may cancel on 60 days' written notice to the principal and State through the Board. Maintain the accepted security needed for a valid license; the notice period is not a bond term or permission to work without it.

Purchase Now opens Propeller's Arkansas commercial-contractor application in a new tab. Bring the exact company name, EIN, Board application or license details and required form. Before paying, check the statutory condition, effective date and execution. The bond and power of attorney may be mailed, faxed or emailed to the Board as its form directs. The Board separately instructs new applicants to mail the completed initial license application; emailing a bond alone does not complete that application or issue a license.