Cincinnati street contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Cincinnati requires a $10,000 surety bond to work in the public street and right-of-way as a street contractor. Ours is $100 flat — the same for every contractor. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal right-of-way bonds are about 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 section in the application, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Small municipal 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 of Cincinnati
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Cincinnati Department of Transportation & Engineering. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Cincinnati conditions street contractor work on a $10,000 surety bond. Street work cuts into the public pavement and right-of-way, so the bond guarantees that you'll restore the street properly and follow the city's construction standards — and won't leave the city or the public with an unrestored cut, a failed patch, or damaged public property.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the City of Cincinnati (the obligee). If you violate the city's street or right-of-way ordinance or fail to restore the pavement, the city or a harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore their cuts and keep the city whole treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect one.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.