Denver cement sidewalk contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
The City and County of Denver conditions a cement sidewalk contractor license on a $10,000 surety bond, approved by the Manager of Transportation & Infrastructure and filed through Contractor Licensing. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — issued in one sitting.
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How much does a Denver cement sidewalk contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
City right-of-way bonds 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
City license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with Denver Contractor Licensing
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your right-of-way cement sidewalk contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Denver licenses right-of-way contractors through Contractor Licensing, and a cement sidewalk contractor's bond is approved by the Manager of Transportation & Infrastructure (DOTI). The license covers laying sidewalks and driveways, curbs and gutters, curb cuts, and minor drainage structures in the public right-of-way — and the bond is a public-works compliance guarantee behind that work.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City and County of Denver (the obligee). If a contractor's concrete work fails to meet city standards or damages the public way, the bond backs the cost of repairs and the City's requirements.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for the life of the license, and we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out so your right-of-way license never lapses.
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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 Denver Contractor Licensing. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your right-of-way cement sidewalk contractor license application. 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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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.