City of Moorhead sidewalk bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
Before you pour, replace, or repair concrete sidewalk in the City of Moorhead right-of-way, the City requires a surety bond on file with your sidewalk permit. We issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check — enter the amount Moorhead’s Engineering / Public Works office set and the premium updates.
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No underwriting queue for a sidewalk permit bond this size — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the City of Moorhead set, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with your Moorhead permit
Submit the executed bond with your concrete sidewalk / right-of-way permit application to the City of Moorhead. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure on your Moorhead permit and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Moorhead sidewalk bond covers
The City of Moorhead controls work in its public right-of-way, and conditions a concrete sidewalk permit on a surety bond. The bond is a permit / performance guarantee: it stands behind your work meeting the City’s sidewalk construction standards and the right-of-way being restored when you finish.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Moorhead (the obligee). If a contractor leaves defective sidewalk, fails to restore the right-of-way, or damages public improvements, the City can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. Contractors who pour to spec and clean up treat the bond as a routine permit formality, not a risk.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the City of Moorhead set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
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Moorhead sidewalk bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the City set and file with your permit the same day.