HVAC Contractor Bond
Every C-20 HVAC contractor in California carries the same $25,000 license bond. Commercial and public HVAC jobs, from tenant improvements to retrofits, are often bonded with performance and payment bonds. We place them all, fast.
- Classification
- C-20
- License bond
- $25,000
- Statute
- BPC §7071.6
Every classification carries the same license bond. The premium is a percentage of it, set by underwriting, not what you pay in full.
Bonds a hvac contractor needs
The license bond is identical for HVAC as for any classification. HVAC contractors most often add contract bonds: mechanical work on public buildings and larger commercial tenant improvements is regularly bonded, so as you move upmarket you will need a performance and payment program behind you.
Required of every CSLB-licensed contractor, in every classification.
Required on most public and larger private jobs to guarantee the work and pay your subs and suppliers.
For growing HVAC contractors who need bonding capacity standard markets will not yet extend.
Not sure which of these your jobs actually require? Tell us about your work and a real underwriter will map the exact bonds you need, or read the full contractor license bond guide.
C-20 bonding FAQs
Reviewed by Michael Melshenker, CEO. Figures verified against CSLB sources.
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