The bond El Paso County Public Works requires as proof of financial resources to restore and repair the work it permits in the unincorporated county. The County sets the amount on your permit, and we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
















No underwriting queue for the standard permit compliance bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with Public Works. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the bond amount the County set, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit the executed bond with your permit application to satisfy the Department of Public Works. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure on your El Paso County permit and the premium updates.
El Paso County's Department of Public Works permits construction within the unincorporated county, and conditions many permits on a surety bond. The bond is the applicant's proof of financial resources sufficient to restore and repair the area affected by the permitted work.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and El Paso County (the obligee). If you fail to complete the work to County standards or fail to restore what you disturb, the County can recover against the bond up to its penal sum.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays the County on a valid claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who build to the Engineering Criteria Manual and restore the site treat the bond as a permit formality.
Submit the application with the bond amount El Paso County set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the County set and file the same day.