Denver paving contractor bonds.
$500 flat.
Denver requires a $50,000 bond for a paving right-of-way license — street and alley paving, including concrete curb and gutter, driveways, sidewalks, and drainage structures. The city sets the amount; ours is $500 flat, set by our carrier for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Denver paving contractor bond cost?
$500 at the $50,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Denver won't issue your paving right-of-way license without this on file. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, your state of incorporation, and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check. Most applicants approve instantly.
Pay & e-sign
Municipal license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with Denver Contractor Licensing
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Denver right-of-way paving license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Denver licenses paving contractors who work in the public right-of-way, and conditions that license on a $50,000 surety bond. The bond covers street and alley paving — including laying concrete curb and gutter, driveways, and sidewalks, installing drainage structures, and work incidental to a street or alley in the right-of-way or other public property.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City and County of Denver (the obligee). If you damage public property or fail to comply with the city's paving requirements and ordinances, Denver can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who pave to Denver's specifications treat the bond as a licensing formality, and we keep your $50,000 filing continuous with renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
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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 $50,000 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 and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Denver right-of-way paving license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $500 at the $50,000 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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Denver paving license, one document away.
$500 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.