Johnson City, TN — Building License Bond
Johnson City's current contractor checklist requires its own $10,000 surety-bond form. It retains that requirement for general contractors on projects under $25,000, so a smaller job is not an exemption from the City building bond.
Also known as Johnson City Building License Bonds
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- Recorded state
- Tennessee
- Bond type
- Building Contractor Bond
- Category
- Contractors & construction
What this bond does
The bond supports the City's building-contractor licensing and permit requirements. Keep it separate from business-tax licensing, State contractor credentials and the City's other trade-specific bond forms.
- Who needs it
- The building contractor named as principal in the City filing. Match the actual contractor or company to the permit records; the City's checklist requires a separate bond form for each trade a contractor performs.
- Who it protects
- The named obligee is the City of Johnson City. The building form expressly denies a right of action under the bond to anyone other than that named obligee; it does not grant the private property owner a direct claim under this form.
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
- Johnson City: Contractor Information Required Prior to Permit (opens in a new tab)Checked October 26, 2026
- Johnson City: Building License Bond Form (opens in a new tab)Checked October 26, 2026
- Johnson City: Contractor Requirements and Information (opens in a new tab)Checked October 26, 2026
Have these ready
- Match the legal contractor or company, contact and permit records.
- Use and execute Johnson City's specific $10,000 building-license bond form.
- Identify any separately performed trades and their required City bond forms.
- Provide the business-tax, State-license and workers' compensation documents required for the category.
- Submit the contractor documents and complete the separate permit and inspection process.
Questions about this bond
Does a general contractor avoid this bond on a smaller job?
The City's July 2026 checklist expressly retains the bond requirement for general contractors with projects valued below $25,000. Confirm the other documents for the category rather than treating a project-valuation threshold as a bond exemption.
Does this building form cover every trade I perform?
The checklist requires a bond form for each trade a single contractor performs. The City publishes separate electrical, plumbing, gas-mechanical and other forms; do not assume this building listing replaces those filings.
What follows Purchase Now?
RLI's Johnson City building-license application opens in a new tab. Match the legal contractor, City-only obligee, required building form, $10,000 sum and effective entries before finalizing. Execute and submit the City form with the contractor documents, then obtain the applicable permits; purchase does not issue a City or State license.