Columbus Development Guarantee Bond
What it is & who requires it
Developers and contractors completing infrastructure/improvements under a Columbus development approval, who must guarantee the work and post a two-year maintenance bond before the City assumes maintenance.
Obligee: Columbus Consolidated Government (Columbus-Muscogee County), Georgia. Citation: Columbus (Columbus-Muscogee) Code of Ordinances, Appendix A — Unified Development Ordinance, ch. 7 (Project Design Standards) — guarantee bond (5% of estimated cost) and two-year maintenance bond.
Bond amount
A guarantee bond of five percent (5%) of the estimated cost of the work, plus a continuous two-year maintenance bond covering the development improvements, per the Columbus Unified Development Ordinance.
How to get it
This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
Request a bond quote
Tell us about the bond and the project. A licensed producer follows up — these bonds are individually underwritten, so they are not issued instantly.
Term & renewal
Term: Two-year maintenance bond (continuous until released by the Department of Engineering).
Renewal: Held continuously until the City accepts/releases the improvements.
Filing
Filed with the Columbus Consolidated Government and held continuously until the Department of Engineering releases the improvements, and it includes a continuous two-year maintenance bond on the completed work. Required under the Columbus Unified Development Ordinance, Appendix A, ch. 7.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-06-09).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Columbus Development Guarantee Bond?
- It’s required by Columbus Consolidated Government (Columbus-Muscogee County), Georgia (Columbus (Columbus-Muscogee) Code of Ordinances, Appendix A — Unified Development Ordinance, ch. 7 (Project Design Standards) — guarantee bond (5% of estimated cost) and two-year maintenance bond). Developers and contractors completing infrastructure/improvements under a Columbus development approval, who must guarantee the work and post a two-year maintenance bond before the City assumes maintenance.
- How much is the Columbus Development Guarantee Bond?
- A guarantee bond of five percent (5%) of the estimated cost of the work, plus a continuous two-year maintenance bond covering the development improvements, per the Columbus Unified Development Ordinance.
- How do I get the Columbus Development Guarantee Bond?
- This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
- What is the term?
- Two-year maintenance bond (continuous until released by the Department of Engineering). Renewal: Held continuously until the City accepts/releases the improvements.
- Is this bond insurance for me?
- No. It protects the obligee and the public — not you. If a valid claim is paid, you repay the surety.
- How is this requirement verified?
- We verify it against the obligee’s primary source (last checked 2026-06-09); the source link is on this page.
