City of Alexandria utility deposit bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
The City of Alexandria runs its own electric, water, and sewer utility, and a new commercial account usually means a security deposit. A surety bond lets you satisfy that deposit without tying up cash — pricing starts from $100, and most applicants qualify at or near the minimum. Your exact price appears at the 60-second application, in whatever amount Alexandria Utility Systems set.
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No underwriting queue for the standard utility deposit bond — enter your amount, pay, and take the bond to the city. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the deposit amount the city required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
Most applications approve instantly — the application collects no credit information, and if a check ever runs on a larger amount it is a soft pull only, never a hard inquiry.
File with Alexandria Utility Systems
Submit the executed bond to the city utility office to open or keep your account without a cash deposit. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the utility deposit bond actually does
The City of Alexandria owns and operates its own utilities — electric, water, and sewer — through Alexandria Utility Systems. Like most municipal utilities, the city asks a new or commercial account holder for a security deposit to cover the risk of unpaid bills.
A utility deposit bond is one accepted alternative to leaving that money in cash with the city. You (the principal) post the bond, the surety stands behind it, and the City of Alexandria is the obligee. If you leave a final bill unpaid, the city can recover against the bond rather than your deposit.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the city, you repay the surety. For most businesses the appeal is cash flow: you pay a small premium instead of leaving the full deposit sitting with the utility. Pricing starts from $100 depending on the amount and your credit tier, and most applicants qualify at or near the minimum — enter the deposit the city set and apply to see your exact price.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the deposit amount the city set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with Alexandria Utility Systems.
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Utility deposit bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, pricing from $100. Enter the deposit the city set and file it the same day.