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San Antonio sidewalk & curb bond.
$100 flat.
The City of San Antonio requires a $2,000 bond from contractors who build sidewalks, curbs, and gutters in the public right-of-way. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, the same for every contractor. The application asks for a Social Security number; the form does not say whether a credit check follows.
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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
The application asks for a Social Security number; the form does not say whether a credit check follows.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount municipal bonds like this issue right after purchase.
File with the City of San Antonio
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the city for your right-of-way work. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A sidewalk, curb, and gutter bond is a City-of-San-Antonio right-of-way guarantee. Contractors who build or repair sidewalks, curbs, and gutters in the public right-of-way must do the work to city standards and leave the right-of-way sound — the bond backs that obligation.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of San Antonio (the obligee). If your work in the right-of-way is defective or leaves the city to repair it, San Antonio can recover against the bond up to $2,000.
If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety; contractors who build to standard treat the bond as a 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 $2,000 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 San Antonio. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the city for your right-of-way work. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $2,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
The application asks for a Social Security number; the form does not say whether a credit check follows.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. The application asks for a Social Security number; the form does not say whether a credit check follows.
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Sidewalk & curb bond, issued today.
$100 flat, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.