Montgomery County sediment control bonds.
From $100.
Before it lets you clear or grade land, Montgomery County requires a sediment-control bond guaranteeing your erosion and sediment controls are installed, maintained, and the site is stabilized. The County's Department of Permitting Services (DPS) sets the amount — your price is exactly 1% of that amount, with a $100 minimum, shown at the application.
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How much does a Montgomery County sediment control bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
Your sediment-control permit is waiting on this bond. Here is the whole process — no broker phone tag:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount on the County permit, the effective date, and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. That is the application.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File with Montgomery County
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with DPS alongside your sediment-control permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the County insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the sediment control bond actually guarantees
Montgomery County administers erosion and sediment control through its Department of Permitting Services (DPS). When a project disturbs land, the County conditions the sediment-control permit on a surety bond standing behind the controls being installed and maintained.
The bond is a performance guarantee: it backs the silt fences, sediment traps, stabilization, and cleanup the approved plan requires. Montgomery County (the obligee) can draw on the bond to install or repair the controls if you fail to, protecting downstream waterways and neighbors.
It is not insurance for you. If the County draws on the bond and the surety pays, you repay the surety. The amount DPS sets is generally tied to the cost of the sediment-control measures and final site stabilization.
You need this bond if you are
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 Montgomery County. Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with DPS alongside your sediment-control permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the County insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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From $100, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.