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 check.
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How much does a Dayton sidewalk builder bond cost?
$100 at the $3,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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 is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small registration bonds like this issue right after purchase for most applicants.
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.
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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 $3,000 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 December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, 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 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 sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $3,000 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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Finish your Dayton registration today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.