DeKalb street construction bonds.
$100 flat.
Any contractor doing work in DeKalb's public right-of-way — sidewalk construction, curb cuts, street breaking, tree trimming, building moving, or installing traffic control devices — has to carry an annual $10,000 performance bond under Municipal Code § 6.11(a) before the city registers them. Ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price.
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How much does a DeKalb street construction bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Right-of-way registration bonds are about 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
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with Public Works
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Street Construction & Maintenance Registration Application and certificate of insurance. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
DeKalb doesn't let a contractor loose on its streets, sidewalks, and curbs without security behind the work. Municipal Code § 6.11(a) conditions right-of-way registration on an annual performance bond of not less than $10,000, filed alongside a certificate of insurance and the city's annual license fee.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of DeKalb (the obligee). The bond exists to indemnify the city against liabilities, judgments, and expenses that arise from work performed under a right-of-way permit — substandard repairs, an improperly restored street cut, or damage from a permitted operation.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond is annual, so plan to renew it alongside your registration each year rather than letting it lapse mid-project.
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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 bond runs to January 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, January 31, in the year your term ends.
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 Public Works. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Street Construction & Maintenance Registration Application and certificate of insurance. 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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Register for DeKalb right-of-way work today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.