Davenport Permanent Sidewalk Contractor Bond
What it is & who requires it
Contractors building permanent sidewalks in Davenport. This one is bought before the permit rather than with it, and it is annual by the ordinance’s own words, so a contractor who does one walk a year still carries a full-year filing. What it covers runs past the job: the contractor must relay and replace any defective or imperfect sidewalk attributable to faulty construction or materials, and keep the walk in good and perfect repair for two years after completion, so the tail outlives the fiscal year the bond was written for. The city also keeps a hard remedy — the council may order a walk that does not meet the ordinance taken up and replaced, and the person who built it is liable on the bond for failing to do so within the time specified, with further permits withheld until the work is done.
Obligee: City of Davenport (Department of Construction and Engineering). Citation: Davenport Municipal Code § 12.12.190 (Permanent sidewalks — Bond required); § 12.12.210 (Permanent sidewalks — Liability for improper construction); Title 12 ch. 12.12 art. III (Construction of Sidewalks); Ord. 2007-44 § 1.
Bond amount
The required bond amount is $10,000.
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: Executed each year and running for the fiscal year for which it is given, with a two-year repair obligation on every walk completed under it.
Renewal: Annual and explicitly so — the code says each year, before receiving any permit.
Filing
Executed to the City of Davenport before any sidewalk permit issues. The section does not name a surety and none is needed here: nothing in the article offers a cash deposit, letter of credit or other non-surety alternative, so the unnamed-instrument rule holds and the figure renders. The liability runs to the city and to the property holder both, for damage, loss and expense from failure to build according to the ordinance. Note that this is a different instrument from the city’s contractor license bond at section 15.30.170 and from the excavation bond at section 12.32.050 — three separate filings with three separate officers, and a contractor doing sidewalks in the street may need more than one.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-09-03).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Davenport Permanent Sidewalk Contractor Bond?
- It’s required by City of Davenport (Department of Construction and Engineering) (Davenport Municipal Code § 12.12.190 (Permanent sidewalks — Bond required); § 12.12.210 (Permanent sidewalks — Liability for improper construction); Title 12 ch. 12.12 art. III (Construction of Sidewalks); Ord. 2007-44 § 1). Contractors building permanent sidewalks in Davenport. This one is bought before the permit rather than with it, and it is annual by the ordinance’s own words, so a contractor who does one walk a year still carries a full-year filing. What it covers runs past the job: the contractor must relay and replace any defective or imperfect sidewalk attributable to faulty construction or materials, and keep the walk in good and perfect repair for two years after completion, so the tail outlives the fiscal year the bond was written for. The city also keeps a hard remedy — the council may order a walk that does not meet the ordinance taken up and replaced, and the person who built it is liable on the bond for failing to do so within the time specified, with further permits withheld until the work is done.
- How much is the Davenport Permanent Sidewalk Contractor Bond?
- The bond amount is $10,000.
- How do I get the Davenport Permanent Sidewalk Contractor 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?
- Executed each year and running for the fiscal year for which it is given, with a two-year repair obligation on every walk completed under it. Renewal: Annual and explicitly so — the code says each year, before receiving any permit.
- 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 2026-09-03); the source link is on this page.
