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Houston surface restoration bonds.
From $125.
The City of Houston requires a 1-year surface restoration bond on an informal public works contract, guaranteeing the pavement, sidewalks, and surfaces you restore over a cut for one year after acceptance. The amount tracks your contract, and pricing is 1.463% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Your City of Houston contract is waiting on this restoration bond. Here's the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount, the COH job number if you have one, a description of the work, and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the City of Houston
The original bond is mailed to the address you provide, signed by the principal, ready to file with the city's Public Works department. E-signed copy by email.
What it is and who needs it.
What the surface restoration bond actually covers
When a contractor cuts into City of Houston pavement or surfaces to do utility or public works, the city requires the cut to be restored — and a 1-year surface restoration bond to stand behind it. On informal public works contracts, this bond guarantees the restored pavement, sidewalk, or surface holds up for one year after the city accepts the work.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Houston (the obligee). If a restored surface fails, settles, or breaks up within that one-year window and you don't repair it, the city can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the city to re-restore a failed surface, you repay the surety. Contractors who compact and pave their cuts to spec rarely see a claim; the bond backs the one-year guarantee the city requires.
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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
E-sign & file with the City of Houston. The original bond is mailed to the address you provide, signed by the principal, ready to file with the city's Public Works department. E-signed copy by email.
What sets the price
The premium is 1.463% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, then mailed.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time soft credit pull and the mailing address for the original bond. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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Houston restoration bond, ready to file.
Priced from $125, soft pull only. Enter your contract amount and have the bond in 1–2 business days.