Sioux Falls, SD — Residential Building Contractor Bond
Sioux Falls requires $20,000 compliance security for its Residential Building Contractor license. The bond must use that residential description, not General Contractor, and the business name must match the license application and insurance certificate.
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- Recorded state
- South Dakota
- Category
- Contractors & construction
What this bond does
The City-approved bond secures faithful and lawful completion of the contractor's work within Sioux Falls and compliance with the licensing ordinance. It supports the active residential license, not an inactive construction-supervisor status or a State excise-tax registration.
- Who needs it
- The contracting company, or individual if no company name is used, applying in the residential building category. Identify the tested construction supervisor separately; the selected application requires that person to be an owner, partner or W2 employee of the company.
- Who it protects
- The City is named obligee for the benefit of the City and consumers dealing with the contractor. The stated condition concerns lawful completion and ordinance compliance, not merely delivery of the initial application.
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
- Sioux Falls: Residential Contractor License Information Sheet (opens in a new tab)Checked October 26, 2026
- Sioux Falls: Application for Building Contractor's License (opens in a new tab)Checked October 26, 2026
- Sioux Falls: Residential Building Contractors (opens in a new tab)Checked October 26, 2026
Have these ready
- Confirm the Residential Building Contractor category and designated tested supervisor.
- Match the legal business name on the application, bond and insurance certificate.
- Use the $20,000 City-approved bond with the required residential description.
- Provide the contractor's excise-tax number and separate required insurance evidence.
- Execute and physically submit the initial original-document bundle and maintain continuations.
Questions about this bond
Will General Contractor wording satisfy this residential filing?
The City's information sheet expressly rejects General Contractor as the bond description. Match Residential Building Contractor for this listed category and keep the business name consistent with the application and insurance.
Does an inactive supervisor license authorize contracting?
The City says inactive construction-supervisor status does not authorize contractor work. It is distinct from the active residential business licensing that requires the compliance bond and other evidence.
What follows Purchase Now?
Propeller's Sioux Falls residential building-contractor application opens in a new tab. Match the legal business, required residential description, City-and-consumer obligation, $20,000 sum and accepted dates before finalizing. Execute the original and deliver it with the City's initial licensing bundle; checkout does not issue a license or a job permit.