The City of Green Bay requires a $5,000 bond from sidewalk and driveway contractors who build, repair, or replace these in the public right-of-way. Ours is $100 flat — the price our carrier's rate book sets for this bond, and the price you see is the checkout price. The application is five minutes; most applications approve instantly, and any credit check that runs is a soft pull that won't affect your score.
















Municipal contractor bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, and no credit section at all. Most applications approve instantly.
Small fixed-amount municipal bonds like this issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City of Green Bay Public Works department for sidewalk-and-driveway contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
Green Bay registers sidewalk and driveway contractors — those who build, repair, or replace public sidewalks and driveway approaches — and conditions that registration on a $5,000 bond. The bond is a public-protection guarantee that your work meets City standards and the right-of-way is restored.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Green Bay (the obligee). If your work is defective or the public way is left damaged, the City can recover repair costs against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. Contractors who build to spec and clean up treat the bond as a registration formality.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$100 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.