Hartford, CT sidewalk & curb bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Hartford requires a $10,000 performance and payment bond for sidewalk and curb work in the public right of way. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, identical for every contractor. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Hartford, CT sidewalk & curb bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A small fixed-amount municipal P&P bond is the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Hartford
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Hartford for your sidewalk and curb work. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A sidewalk and curb performance and payment bond is a two-part guarantee to the City of Hartford. The performance side backs that you complete the sidewalk and curb work to the City's standards; the payment side backs that those who supply labor and materials to the job get paid.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Hartford (the obligee). If you leave the work unfinished or defective, or fail to pay your suppliers, the City and protected parties can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who finish the work and pay their suppliers treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
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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 the City of Hartford. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Hartford for your sidewalk and curb work. 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.