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City of Dallas paving bonds.
$125. Original mailed.
The City of Dallas requires a $10,000 paving bond before you pave or cut into a city street or right-of-way. Ours is $125 — the price you see is the checkout price. Because the city files a wet-ink original, this bond is mailed after you sign. No credit check.
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Three steps, one mailed original.
A Dallas paving bond is straightforward — the only wrinkle is that the city wants a wet-ink original:
Apply online
Business details, organization type, and an effective date — plus the mailing address for the original. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
We execute the bond and mail you the original. The City of Dallas bond form expires on December 31, so the term you pick sets the expiry.
Sign & file with Dallas
You sign the original as principal and file it with the City of Dallas before your paving work. Keep a copy for your records.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Dallas paving bond is a restoration guarantee to the City of Dallas. When you pave or cut into a public street, the city wants assurance that the pavement will be restored to standard and any damage to the right-of-way made good.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Dallas (the obligee). If you leave a cut unrestored or the work fails to meet city standards, the city can recover its restoration cost against the bond, up to $10,000.
This bond is filed as a wet-ink original and expires on December 31 under the City of Dallas bond form. We mail you the executed original to sign and file, and we track the renewal so your standing with the city's street department stays 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 $10,000 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
Sign & file with Dallas. You sign the original as principal and file it with the City of Dallas before your paving work. Keep a copy for your records.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $125 at the $10,000 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, then we mail the original.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check. Provide a mailing address so we can send the wet-ink original.
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$125, no credit check, original mailed for filing. Free until issued.