In Idaho, certain types of contractors must be licensed at the state level, which may require the purchase of a contractor license bond. And some Idaho municipalities have their own licensing and bonding requirements.
Idaho’s “Public Contracts Bond Act,” the state’s version of the federal Miller Act, requires performance bonds and payment bonds for all state-funded public works projects regardless of their value. Some local jurisdictions and many private project owners have similar bonding requirements. Project owners that award contracts on the basis of competitive bidding may also require bid bonds.
In addition to these, the most common Idaho construction bonds, both public and private project owners, may require others, such as:
- Maintenance bonds
- Subdivision/site improvement bonds
- Supply bonds
- Solar decommissioning bonds
- Right of Way bonds
- Contractor license bonds
