El Paso paving bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of El Paso requires a $5,000 paving and excavation bond as a condition of registering to cut, pave, or excavate in the city's streets and public right-of-way. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the price you pay, the same for every contractor.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal right-of-way 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
Registration 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 El Paso
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your paving / excavation registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A paving and excavation bond is a right-of-way restoration guarantee the City of El Paso holds while you cut, pave, or excavate in its streets. It stands behind your obligation to restore pavement and the public way to City standards after your work and to follow El Paso's excavation permit rules.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the City of El Paso (the obligee), with the public as the protected party. If you leave a street cut unrestored or damage public infrastructure, the City can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who backfill, repave, and pass inspection treat the bond as a registration 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 the application collects no credit information for this bond.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Finish your El Paso right-of-way registration today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.