Special Contractor ($10,000) Bond - Denver, CO in Colorado

Brief Summary

Denver's Special Contractor license is the catch-all right-of-way license for work like traffic control devices, fencing, lighting, water lines and sprinkler systems on public property. If that is your work, this $10,000 bond is what the city wants on file, and it costs an annual premium instead of $10,000 in cash.

Denver licenses Special Contractors as one of its right-of-way contractor classes. The license covers installing traffic control devices, fencing, lighting projects, water lines, sprinkling systems or any other device not covered by the city's other right-of-way licensing provisions, within the right-of-way or other public property of the City. The license bond is posted at $10,000 in favor of the City and County of Denver.

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How to Apply for a Special Contractor ($10,000) Bond:

• Confirm the work falls under the Special Contractor right-of-way license scope.
• Have the legal business name exactly as it will appear on the Denver license application.
• Owner or principal details for the surety's underwriting review.
• Complete the bond application and review the quoted premium.
• Have the surety execute the $10,000 bond on Denver's current Special Contractor bond form.
• Submit the original signed bond with the right-of-way license application. Copies are not accepted.

Detailed Information About the Colorado Special Contractor ($10,000) Bond:

What counts as special contractor work

Denver's Right-of-Way Licenses page defines the Special Contractor scope as work relating to constructing or installing traffic control devices, fencing, lighting projects, water lines, sprinkling systems, or any other device or object not specifically covered by the licensing provisions in Articles 339, 339-A, 339-B, 339-D, 338, 333 or 323 of the Revised Municipal Code, constructed or installed within the right-of-way or other public property of the City.

In plain terms, if your work in the public way is not sewer, sidewalk, paving, excavation or structural work, it likely falls here. Applicants need five years of verifiable experience in the trade, and no test is required.

Right-of-way licensing is a separate track

Denver issues building contractor licenses and supervisor certificates for work on private property, and right-of-way licenses for work in streets, alleys and other public property. The city's application page says ROW and sewer licenses follow a separate process. Denver also issues a ROW General license covering special contractor work along with the other right-of-way trades, with its own $50,000 bond.

What the bond does

The bond names the City and County of Denver as obligee. It backs the contractor's compliance with the city's ordinances and Public Works rules for right-of-way work and gives the city a source of recovery if the contractor defaults. If a valid claim is paid, the contractor repays the surety.

Filing

Denver's right-of-way application instructions say all bonds must be submitted in original form, with no copies accepted, and ask for a certificate of liability insurance naming the City and County of Denver as additional insured. Get the current Special Contractor bond form from Denver Contractor Licensing and confirm the filing steps before the bond is issued.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Colorado Special Contractor ($10,000) Bond:

• Bond amount of $10,000.
• City and County of Denver named as obligee.
• Five years of verifiable experience in the trade.
• Certificate of liability insurance listing the City and County of Denver as additional insured.
• Premium set by the surety after reviewing the applicant's credit and business background.

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