Little Rock corporation cutting bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Little Rock requires a $10,000 corporation cutting bond from anyone who cuts, excavates, or opens the public right-of-way — streets, pavement, and rights-of-way. Ours is $100 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Little Rock corporation cutting bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Right-of-way bonds like this are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Little Rock
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Little Rock right-of-way or excavation permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A corporation cutting bond is a right-of-way guarantee. When you cut, excavate, or open a Little Rock street or other public right-of-way — to lay utilities, tap a main, or run a service line — the City of Little Rock requires a $10,000 bond standing behind your obligation to restore the pavement and right-of-way and follow the city's excavation rules.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Little Rock (the obligee). If you fail to restore the cut properly, or your work damages city property, the city can recover its repair costs against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the city, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore their cuts to city spec treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $10,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the City of Little Rock. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Little Rock right-of-way or excavation permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Your Little Rock cutting permit is waiting on one bond.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.