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Matagorda County oversize permit bond.
$1,500 flat.
Matagorda County requires a $150,000 super-heavy or oversize permit bond to back the cost of road and bridge damage from heavy hauls. Ours is $1,500 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, identical for every hauler. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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Three steps to permitted.
Your oversize permit is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, years in business, and effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
A $150,000 bond gets a quick underwriting look; if anything is needed, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
E-sign & file with Matagorda County
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your super-heavy/oversize permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the permit bond actually covers
A super-heavy or oversize permit bond is a Matagorda-County road-protection guarantee. A super-heavy load can do significant damage to county roads, bridges, and culverts — at $150,000, the bond reflects the higher exposure these moves carry, and backs the cost of repairing that damage.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Matagorda County (the obligee). If your haul damages a county road or bridge and you do not repair it, the county can recover the cost against the bond up to $150,000.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Because the amount is larger, this bond runs one soft credit pull to confirm approval; the price stays $1,500 regardless.
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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 $150,000 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
E-sign & file with Matagorda County. Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your super-heavy/oversize permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $1,500 at the $150,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or 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: approved instantly, or after a quick credit check.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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$1,500 flat, short application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.