City of Houston work-in-a-street bond.
From $100. Enter your amount.
The City of Houston requires a bond for a permit to work in a public street — a street cut, bore, excavation, or utility tie-in. The city sets the amount on your permit; the premium is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum. Your exact price appears at the application, and the application collects no credit information beyond what most applicants need.
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No underwriting queue for a standard street-work bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with Houston Public Works. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the city required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
The application collects no credit information — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with Houston Public Works
Submit the executed bond to the City of Houston to satisfy your street-work permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the city insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the work-in-a-street bond actually covers
When you cut, bore, excavate, or otherwise work in a City of Houston public street or right of way, the city wants assurance that the street is restored to its standards afterward. The permit for work in a street is conditioned on a bond, and that bond is the assurance.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Houston (the obligee). If you damage the street or fail to restore it to city standards, the city can recover the cost of repair against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore the street properly treat the bond as a permit formality.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the City of Houston set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Houston street-work bond, issued today.
From $100. Enter the amount the city required and file the same day.