Madison paver & mudjacker bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Madison requires a $5,000 bond for its concrete layer, asphalt paver, landscape paver and mudjacker license. The premium is set by our carrier's rate book for this bond: a flat $100. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with your license
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your City of Madison paver / mudjacker license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Madison licenses contractors who do concrete laying, asphalt paving, landscape paving and mudjacking — much of which touches city pavement, terraces, and the public right of way. The license is conditioned on a $5,000 surety bond.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Madison (the obligee). If your work damages city infrastructure or fails to meet the city's standards and the city must make it right, it can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the city, you repay the surety. Licensed pavers and mudjackers who do clean work treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information, because this bond doesn't need it.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Finish your Madison license today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.