Fort Worth, TX Street and Drain Bond
Overview
Working on Fort Worth streets or drainage infrastructure? You need the City of Fort Worth Street and Drain Bond before that permit gets approved. This is a local City of Fort Worth requirement — not a Texas state license bond — and it exists to protect the city and the public if your street or drainage work causes damage or isn't completed to spec. Get bonded, get your permit, and get to work.
Who Needs This Bond?
You're a contractor who has been hired or is bidding work that touches Fort Worth's public streets, curbs, gutters, or drainage systems. Any contractor pulling a street or drain permit from the City of Fort Worth needs this bond in place. That includes excavation crews, civil contractors, utility contractors, and anyone else whose scope of work disturbs a Fort Worth public right-of-way or drainage facility. If Fort Worth's Development Services or Transportation & Public Works department is on your paperwork, this bond applies to you.
What is this Bond For?
Fort Worth uses this bond to hold contractors financially accountable for the condition of public streets and drainage infrastructure after work is performed. If your crew opens a road, installs drainage, or disturbs a public right-of-way and leaves it damaged or non-compliant, the City of Fort Worth can make a claim against the bond to cover repair costs. The bond is not insurance for your business — it protects Fort Worth taxpayers and city infrastructure from contractor negligence or incomplete work.
When is it Required?
Before any permitted street or drain work begins in Fort Worth, this bond must already be on file with the city. Fort Worth will not issue a street or drainage permit to a contractor who hasn't satisfied the bond requirement. Don't wait until the permit window opens — have your bond purchased and submitted so it's ready when the city asks for it. A missed bond means a missed permit, and a missed permit means your project timeline slips.
Where Does it Apply?
This bond is specific to the City of Fort Worth, Texas. It satisfies a local Fort Worth permitting requirement and has no bearing on work performed in other Texas cities, Tarrant County unincorporated areas, or elsewhere in the state. If you are doing similar work in another jurisdiction, that jurisdiction will have its own bond requirement.
How to Buy Online
Click 'Buy This Bond Online' and you'll be taken directly into the secure surety portal in a new tab — no agent call needed, no waiting around. Enter your contractor and business information, complete the application, and get your Fort Worth Street and Drain Bond issued fast. Your bond documents are ready to submit to the City of Fort Worth as soon as you're done.
Why Bond Titan?
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