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City of Arlington sidewalk bonds.
From $100.
Contractors who build sidewalks, driveways, and curbs in the City of Arlington’s public right-of-way must register and post a surety bond with the City. The City sets the amount; pricing is 1% of your bond amount, $100 minimum — enter that figure and your exact price appears at the application.
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Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard Arlington sidewalk bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the City required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000, and most bonds are issued as soon as you pay.
File with the City of Arlington
Submit the executed bond with your contractor registration at the City’s Public Works office. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Arlington sidewalk bond actually covers
The City of Arlington requires contractors who construct sidewalks, driveways, and curbs in the public right-of-way to register with the City and post a surety bond. The work sits on city property, so the City wants a financial backstop that it is built to standard.
The bond is a workmanship-and-restoration guarantee: it protects the City if a sidewalk, drive approach or curb is built defectively, fails prematurely, or the right-of-way is left damaged. The City of Arlington — the obligee — can recover against the bond for that repair.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Arlington. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. Contractors who build to spec treat it as a registration formality.
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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 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
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 Arlington. Submit the executed bond with your contractor registration at the City’s Public Works office. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the City of Arlington set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Arlington sidewalk bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the City required and file the same day.