General Contractor Bond - Brownwood, TX in Texas

Brief Summary

If your company will dig, pour or build in a City of Brownwood street or right of way, the city wants a $5,000 bond on file with your registration first. It is a small bond with an annual premium, and it keeps you eligible to pull right of way permits all year.

The City of Brownwood, Texas requires a $5,000 license and permit bond from contractors who register to work in city right of way, along with a registration form and a $25 annual fee. General contractors and builders who stay out of the right of way register and pay the $25 fee. All Brownwood contractor registrations expire on December 31 each year.

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How to Apply for a General Contractor Bond:

• Confirm your work will be in City of Brownwood right of way, which triggers the $5,000 bond.
• Download and complete the City of Brownwood contractor registration form.
• Have the business name exactly as it appears on the registration form.
• Owner or principal name, address and Social Security number for the credit review.
• Complete the bond application, pay the premium and receive the executed $5,000 bond.
• Submit the form, bond and $25 annual fee to Brownwood Development Services before December 31 expiration catches you.

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Which Brownwood contractors post the bond

Brownwood registers contractors through its Development Services department. The city's contractor registration page splits general contractors into two groups. General contractors and builders file the registration form and pay an annual fee of $25. Contractors doing work in city right of way file the registration form, a license and permit bond of $5,000 and the same $25 annual fee.

If your work touches a city street, alley, sidewalk or other right of way, plan on the bond.

Renewal date

The city's registration form states that all registrations expire on December 31 of each year. Keep the bond in force through the registration year and renew both together.

Other trades

Electrical, mechanical and plumbing contractors register with copies of their state licenses and a certificate of liability insurance rather than this bond. Sign contractors post a $3,000 bond or a certificate of liability insurance and pay $75 a year. Make sure you are registering under the right category.

Where to file

Submit the registration packet and bond by email to dsd@brownwoodtexas.gov, by mail, or in person at City Hall, 501 Center Avenue, Brownwood, Texas 76804.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Texas General Contractor Bond:

• City of Brownwood, Texas named as obligee.
• Bond amount of $5,000.
• Bond written by an acceptable surety company.
• Registration renewed each year, since all registrations expire December 31.
• Owner credit review, which drives the premium rate.

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