Dayton sidewalk builder bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Dayton requires a $3,000 sidewalk builder's bond before you construct sidewalks in the public right-of-way. Ours is $100 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, the same for every builder. 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.
Registration 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 section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Small registration bonds like this issue right after purchase for most applicants. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City of Dayton
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City alongside your sidewalk builder registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Dayton requires anyone who builds sidewalks in the public right-of-way to register and post a $3,000 sidewalk builder's bond. The bond is a City-and-public-protection guarantee standing behind your compliance with Dayton's street, sidewalk, and right-of-way requirements.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Dayton (the obligee). If your sidewalk work damages City property, leaves the right-of-way unsafe, or otherwise violates the City's requirements, the City can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
The bond stays in force while your Dayton registration is active. Let it lapse and your registration is no longer in good standing — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $3,000 filing continuous.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information.
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Finish your Dayton registration today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.