Indianapolis curb & sidewalk bonds.
From $100.
The City of Indianapolis (Marion County) requires contractors who build or replace curbs, sidewalks, and driveway approaches in the public way to be licensed and bonded through the Department of Business and Neighborhood Services. The premium is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does an Indianapolis curb & sidewalk bond cost?
0.5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard contractor bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the City required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
File with Business & Neighborhood Services
Submit the executed bond with your curb, sidewalk & driveway contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the curb, sidewalk & driveway bond covers
The consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County license contractors who build or replace curbs, sidewalks, and driveway approaches in the public way — through the Department of Business and Neighborhood Services. To be a listed contractor for this work and pull the required permits, you register with the City and post a surety bond.
The bond is a workmanship and right-of-way protection guarantee: curbs, sidewalks, and driveway approaches sit in or next to the public way, so the City wants assurance the work meets standards and the public way is properly restored. If you violate the City-County rules or leave defective work, the City (the obligee) and harmed parties can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The City-County Code commonly sets a $10,000 contractor bond, but confirm the amount your specific license requires; enter that figure and we issue from $100 — no credit check up to $100,000 for most applicants.
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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 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.
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 Business & Neighborhood Services. Submit the executed bond with your curb, sidewalk & driveway contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount your license requires — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Curb & sidewalk contractor bond, issued today.
From $100. Enter the amount the City requires and file the same day.