Fargo sidewalk builder bonds.
$750. Five minutes.
The City of Fargo requires a $25,000 sidewalk builder bond before you construct or repair public sidewalks in the city — ours is $750 flat, which is 3% of the bond amount. The application is five minutes, and license bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
City license bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City of Fargo Engineering Department for your sidewalk work. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A City of Fargo sidewalk builder bond is a public-works guarantee. Sidewalks are part of the city's right-of-way, and Fargo wants assurance that the concrete you pour meets city specifications and that defective work gets fixed.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Fargo (the obligee). If your sidewalk work is defective or violates city standards, the City can recover against the bond up to $25,000.
The bond must stay active while you hold the permit. Let it lapse and the City can pull your ability to do sidewalk work — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $25,000 filing continuous.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your Fargo sidewalk permit today.
$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.