The bond Fort Worth Development Services requires for contractors building or repairing public streets and storm drainage inside FW city limits. Higher-amount bond covering structural roadway and drainage construction. Annual premium typically $250–$500 for standard credit, filed at 200 Texas Street.
A Fort Worth street and storm drain contractor bond is a $25,000 surety guarantee filed with Fort Worth Development Services as a condition of street and storm drain contractor registration. It runs to the City of Fort Worth as obligee and protects the city — and members of the public — from financial loss caused by defective street or drainage work, damage to public infrastructure, or failure to comply with FW street and drainage code and permit conditions.
The bond is required of any contractor performing structural roadway or drainage work — full-width street paving, repaving, street cuts and restoration tied to a street rebuild, storm sewer installation, drainage repair, and inlet construction inside FW city limits. It applies to paving contractors, storm sewer installers, drainage repair specialists, and general contractors who self-perform street or drainage scope. Parkway concrete (driveways, sidewalks, curbs) is bonded separately under the tiered parkway bond. State-licensed trades (electrical, plumbing, irrigation) are bonded through TDLR.
The bond runs one year and renews annually. Continuous bonding is a registration condition — letting it lapse suspends the contractor registration and blocks new street and storm drain permits and inspections until the bond is reinstated. Most active FW street contractors enroll in auto-renewal because a lapse can halt active jobs and trigger inspector callbacks.
The $25K street and storm drain bond is rated on personal credit of the principal owner(s). Soft pull only — applying does not affect your credit score.
| Credit tier | Premium rate | Annual cost ($25K bond) |
|---|---|---|
| Excellent 750+ | 1.0–1.5% | $250–$375 |
| Good 680–749 | 1.5–2.0% | $375–$500 |
| Fair 620–679 | 2.0–5.0% | $500–$1,250 |
| Credit-challenged Sub-620 | 5.0–10% | $1,250–$2,500 |
Multi-year terms available at a small discount. Premium financing available for sub-620 applicants.
Call or apply online. Provide contractor name, business address, ownership info, and a signature for credit. Most quotes return same day.
Soft credit pull on the owner. Premium quoted in the 1–10% range depending on credit tier. No hard pull, no impact to your score.
Bond delivered same day on the current Fort Worth Development Services street & storm drain contractor bond form, surety-sealed and executed.
Submit the bond with the street & storm drain contractor registration at 200 Texas Street. Once on file, street and storm drain permits can be pulled per job.
City of Fort Worth Development Services street and storm drain contractor registration requirement. Registration is conditioned on a $25,000 surety bond filed on the FW-approved form.
City of Fort Worth Development Services, processed at City Hall, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102.
$25,000 for the street and storm drain contractor bond. Parkway concrete work runs under the separate tiered FW parkway bond ($10K residential / $25K commercial). State-licensed trades are bonded through TDLR.
One year, continuous. Renewal required to maintain the contractor registration.
The City of Fort Worth, to recover the cost of repairing or replacing defective street pavement, storm sewer, drainage structures, or other public infrastructure. Members of the public — and adjacent property owners — damaged by the contractor's work may also claim against the bond.
Current City of Fort Worth street and storm drain contractor bond form, surety-sealed and executed the same day. No generic surety form rejected at the 200 Texas Street counter.
Standard markets for 650+, specialty markets for sub-650 down to high 400s. Bad credit alone is not a decline — and on a $25K bond, market access materially changes annual premium.
FW street and storm drain bond, FW parkway bond, TDLR trade licenses, performance and payment bonds for FW public works contracts — issued and renewed from one office.
The bond is $25,000. Annual premium typically runs $250–$500 for standard credit (1–2% of the bond amount), $500–$1,250 for fair credit (2–5%), and $1,250–$2,500 for credit-challenged applicants (5–10%). Most established Fort Worth street contractors with mid-700s credit pay around $350 a year. The premium is the cost of the bond — not a deposit or refundable fee.
Any contractor building, reconstructing, or repairing public streets and storm drainage inside Fort Worth city limits. The bond is required by Fort Worth Development Services as a condition of street and storm drain contractor registration and applies to paving contractors performing full-width street construction, storm sewer installers, drainage repair specialists, and general contractors who self-perform street or drainage scope. Parkway concrete work (driveways, sidewalks) falls under a separate tiered parkway bond.
They cover different scope. The $25K street and storm drain bond is for structural roadway and drainage construction — paving, repaving, storm sewer installation, drainage repair. The parkway bond (residential $10K or commercial $25K) is for parkway concrete — driveways, sidewalks, curbs, parkway concrete in residential or commercial rights-of-way. A general contractor who self-performs both will carry both bonds; a specialty paving sub typically carries only the street and storm drain bond.
One year, renewable. The bond must stay continuously in force for the contractor registration to remain active. A lapsed bond suspends the registration and blocks new street and storm drain permits and inspections until the bond is reinstated. Most active FW street contractors enroll in auto-renewal because a lapse can halt active jobs.
Yes. We write the bond across the full credit spectrum. Standard markets cover 650+; specialty markets cover sub-650 down to the high 400s. Pricing scales with credit — credit-challenged applicants typically pay 5–10% versus 1–2% for prime applicants. On a $25K bond, that is the difference between roughly $300 and roughly $2,500 a year, so credit is worth pulling before applying.
The City of Fort Worth, or a person damaged by defective street or storm drain work, files a notice with the surety. The surety investigates whether the contractor violated FW street and drainage code, damaged public property, or failed to perform per permit conditions. If a claim is valid, the surety pays damages up to $25,000 and then collects that amount from the contractor under the indemnity agreement.
Same-day issuance. FW Development Services form. All credit tiers.
