Solar Contractor Bond
Every C-46 solar contractor in California carries the same $25,000 license bond. Larger commercial and utility-scale solar leans on performance and payment bonds and real bonding capacity. We place the license bond fast and build the program as you scale.
- Classification
- C-46
- 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 solar contractor needs
The license bond is the same across classifications. Solar is where bonding capacity matters most: commercial and utility-scale projects are bonded, and the surety underwrites your financials to set how large a single project and total backlog it will support. Growing solar contractors often use the SBA program to bridge that gap.
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.
Helps newer and growing solar contractors qualify for bonds standard markets will not yet write.
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-46 bonding FAQs
Reviewed by Michael Melshenker, CEO. Figures verified against CSLB sources.
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