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Richardson sidewalk & driveway bonds.
$125 flat.
The City of Richardson requires a $2,000 bond from contractors who build sidewalks, curbs, gutters, or driveway approaches in the public right-of-way. Our carrier prices this specific bond at $125 flat — the same price for every contractor, no quote round-trip. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Right-of-way bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, mailing address, and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed city bonds like this issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Richardson
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Richardson for your sidewalk, curb, gutter, or driveway permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Richardson requires sidewalk, curb, gutter, and driveway approach contractors to post a $2,000 surety bond with the City before working in the public right-of-way. The bond is a right-of-way protection guarantee: it stands behind your concrete work and your obligation to restore city property to grade and code.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Richardson (the obligee), with the public as the protected party. If a contractor leaves a defective sidewalk or driveway, damages adjacent right-of-way, or fails to meet the City's specifications, the City can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who pour to spec and restore the right-of-way 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 $2,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to January 1 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, January 1, in the year your term ends.
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 Richardson. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Richardson for your sidewalk, curb, gutter, or driveway permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $125 at the $2,000 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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File your Richardson right-of-way bond today.
$125 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.