Green Bay sidewalk bonds.
$100 flat.
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 bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Green Bay sidewalk bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal contractor bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check. Most applications approve instantly.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount municipal bonds like this issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Green Bay
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.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
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.
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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 $5,000 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 December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, 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 Green Bay. 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.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Register as a Green Bay sidewalk contractor today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.