New Britain concrete walks bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
The City of New Britain requires a $5,000 concrete walks bond for sidewalk and concrete-walk work in the public right-of-way, filed with the City’s Public Works office. Ours is $275 flat — the 3% of $5,000 is $150, so the $275 minimum applies — and the application takes about five minutes.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Permit bonds like this are the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with New Britain Public Works
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City of New Britain Public Works office alongside your concrete-walk permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
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$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, below our $275 minimum — so the price is $275, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of New Britain conditions concrete sidewalk and walk work in the public right-of-way on a $5,000 surety bond, administered through the City’s Department of Public Works. The bond stands behind your obligation to pour, finish, and restore concrete walks to the City’s specification.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of New Britain (the obligee). If your concrete work fails to meet the City’s standard or you damage adjacent public surfaces and walk away, the City can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if New Britain makes a valid claim and the surety pays, you repay the surety. Contractors who finish their walks to spec treat the bond as a permit formality.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond does not have one.
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$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.