Flint sidewalk builder bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Flint requires sidewalk builders to file a $2,000 bond before constructing or repairing sidewalks in the public right-of-way. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see at checkout is the price you pay. No credit check.
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How much does a Flint sidewalk builder bond cost?
$100 at the $2,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A municipal contractor 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 credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Flint
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Flint for your sidewalk builder registration or permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Flint requires a sidewalk builder to post a $2,000 bond as a condition of working in the public right-of-way. A sidewalk is city infrastructure, so the City wants a financial backstop that the work is done to standard and the right-of-way is restored.
It’s a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Flint (the obligee). The bond guarantees you’ll build to the City’s specifications and leave the right-of-way in good condition — so Flint isn’t left repairing defective or abandoned sidewalk work.
It is not insurance for you. If the City makes a valid claim and the surety pays, you repay the surety. Builders who finish to spec treat the bond as a registration formality, not a risk.
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 $2,000 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 April 30 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, April 30, 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 the City of Flint. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Flint for your sidewalk builder registration or permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $2,000 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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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.