Houston surface restoration bonds.
From $125. Enter your amount.
The 1-year surface restoration bond the City of Houston requires on an informal public works contract — it guarantees that pavement, sidewalks, and surfaces you restore over a cut hold up for one year after acceptance. The amount tracks your contract; priced at 1.463% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum, confirmed via a quick soft pull that never affects your score.
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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.
Reviewed & approved
Most clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
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.
You need this bond if you are
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 typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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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.