Galveston, TX — Contractor's License Bond
Have Galveston's class-specific bond request ready before you apply. Its published registration form describes a $25,000 minimum permitting/general-contracting bond for General/Building and Electrical only, but the form is dated 2015; confirm today's accepted class and version.
Also known as Galveston Contractor Bonds
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- Recorded state
- Texas
- Bond type
- Contractor License / Registration Bond
- Category
- Contractors & construction
What this bond does
Match your actual City registration category and accepted permitting security.
- Who needs it
- Contractors resolving their class, company name and City requirement before starting the RLI application.
- Who it protects
- The form gives the surety obligee as “City of Galveston or Assignee.” It separately makes the City additional insured and certificate holder for liability insurance; those are different document roles.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
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The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.
Sources
- City of Galveston — Published Contractor Registration (opens in a new tab)Checked October 23, 2026
Have these ready
- Identify your actual registration and contractor class.
- Obtain current City confirmation of form, sum, dates and execution.
- Match company/representative, State credentials and distinct document recipients.
- After issuance: check the bond and follow confirmed registration filing instructions.
Questions about this bond
Does the published form require every trade to buy a bond?
Its surety instruction names General/Building and Electrical only. Confirm today's class-specific requirement before buying.
Is insurance certificate holder the surety obligee wording?
No. The form separately uses “City of Galveston or Assignee” for the bond and additional-insured/certificate-holder roles for insurance.
Is the 2015 form certified as today's rule here?
No. Use it to identify the questions to resolve with the City, then match the accepted current request.