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City of Houston dredging bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Houston requires a $10,000 bond as a condition of its dredging and excavation permit for work in or near city waterways, bayous, and drainage. Ours is $100 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, the same for every contractor. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Permit bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Houston
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to submit with your dredging/excavation permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Houston conditions its dredging and excavation permit on a $10,000 bond. The bond is a public-infrastructure guarantee: it stands behind your obligation to perform dredging or excavation work near city waterways, bayous, and drainage without damaging public property, and to restore anything you disturb.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the City of Houston (the obligee). If a contractor damages city drainage or fails to restore the site, the City can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. Contractors who follow the permit terms and restore the site treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
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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 premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 Houston. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to submit with your dredging/excavation permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 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, issued instantly.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.