Rock Island concrete flatwork bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Rock Island requires a $10,000 bond, filed with the director of public works, before it issues a concrete flatwork license for curb, driveway, and sidewalk work. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see at checkout is the price you pay, the same for every contractor.
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Three steps. One sitting.
A municipal license bond is among the simplest bonds we issue. Here is the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date — that is the application. No financials to gather up front.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City of Rock Island
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Engineering Division alongside your concrete flatwork license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Rock Island’s Public Works Department, Engineering Division licenses concrete flatwork contractors who pour curbs, driveway approaches, alleys, and sidewalks in the public right-of-way. Licensing is conditioned on a $10,000 surety bond filed with the director of public works.
It’s a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Rock Island (the obligee). The bond guarantees your flatwork complies with the City’s construction standards and permit conditions — so Rock Island isn’t left absorbing the cost of a curb cut or sidewalk poured out of spec.
It is not insurance for you. If the City makes a valid claim and the surety pays, you repay the surety. The City treats this as a continuous bond that stays in force until canceled — the surety can end it with 30 days’ written notice to the Engineering Division, so keep your filing current.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application is short, and there’s no hard credit pull on this bond.
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Finish your Rock Island filing today.
$100 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.