No bond is necessary for contractors to become licensed at the state level in West Virginia. But some municipal or county contracting authorities that require a license or permit may also require a contractor license bond.
West Virginia’s “Little Miller Act” mandates both performance bonds and payment bonds from contractors as a condition for being awarded a public works or other project funded by the state when the value of that project exceeds a certain threshold. Although private construction projects don’t fall under the Little Miller Act, many private project owners are requiring performance and payment bonds. And both private project owners and government contracting officials at any level have the option of requiring a bid bond from each contractor in competitive bidding situations.
Other construction bonds that a contractor operating in West Virginia may need include:
- Maintenance bonds
- Subdivision/site improvement bonds
- Supply bonds
- Solar decommissioning bonds
- Right of Way bonds
