Abilene street contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Abilene requires a street contractor to file a $1,000 bond with its Public Works Engineering Division before a street or right-of-way permit issues. Ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this bond. 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.
A street contractor bond is one of the simplest things 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 fixed-amount permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Abilene Public Works
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Public Works Engineering Division when you pull your street permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Abilene requires a street contractor to post a $1,000 bond to get a permit for work that affects the public right-of-way, with permits issued through the Public Works Engineering Division. It's a restoration-and-compliance guarantee: it stands behind your work meeting City requirements and your restoring any public property you disturb.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Abilene (the obligee). If your work damages a street, sidewalk, or other public property and you don't fix it, the City can recover against the bond.
The City's street contractor bond is commonly written to expire December 31 of the current year, alongside contractor registration that you renew as it lapses. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information, because this bond doesn't need it.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.