Bernalillo County Construction Permit Maintenance Bond
What it is & who requires it
Licensed contractors building in the Bernalillo County right-of-way in urban road sections — streets, bridges, driveway accesses, drivepads, bikeways, multi-use trails, sidewalks, and curb and gutter. The county will grant those permits only to a licensed contractor who has the bonding on file. You will also need a barricading permit alongside the construction permit, and in rural road sections a property owner may apply and build a driveway access themselves under a different and smaller requirement, with a fee route offered in place of the bond. County construction projects already carrying a three-year performance bond under contract are excused from the maintenance bond.
Obligee: Bernalillo County (Public Works Division). Citation: Bernalillo County Code § 66-217 (Bond required), Ord. No. 2023-5, 3-28-23; § 66-214 (Permits required — construction, driveway access or drivepad, and barricading permits), Ord. No. 2023-5; § 66-218 (Duty to repair and replace); § 66-219 (Inspection and fee schedule procedures).
Bond amount
Set by the obligee — the exact amount is confirmed automatically when you start your bond in our portal, or call 317-942-0549.
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: Three years. The bond guarantees the completed project against defects or improper construction for three years from the date of completion, and the county serves notice on the bonded contractor if a defect shows up inside that window.
Renewal: Kept on file with the public works division for as long as you pull permits; the county reviews the filings periodically and issues no permits while the insurance has lapsed.
Filing
Kept on file with the Bernalillo County public works division before any permit issues, alongside certificates of insurance and a separate permit fee bond the same section requires. Two things keep a figure off this page. The county states the maintenance bond as a minimum rather than as a sum, so the number in the ordinance is a floor and not the answer for a given contractor. And the section is expressly supplemental — its own words are that these requirements sit on top of the bond requirements in the county’s excavation article, so a contractor who both excavates and builds is carrying more than one instrument and the total is not a single published figure. What the maintenance bond secures is defects: if the county finds defective streets, bridges, driveway accesses, drivepads, curb and gutter, bikeways, trails or sidewalks within three years of construction, it serves notice to repair within sixty days, and failing to comply forfeits the bond. Authority: Bernalillo County Code § 66-217.
Source
This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources; Bernalillo County (Public Works Division) sets the exact amount, which we confirm when you start your bond.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Bernalillo County Construction Permit Maintenance Bond?
- It’s required by Bernalillo County (Public Works Division) (Bernalillo County Code § 66-217 (Bond required), Ord. No. 2023-5, 3-28-23; § 66-214 (Permits required — construction, driveway access or drivepad, and barricading permits), Ord. No. 2023-5; § 66-218 (Duty to repair and replace); § 66-219 (Inspection and fee schedule procedures)). Licensed contractors building in the Bernalillo County right-of-way in urban road sections — streets, bridges, driveway accesses, drivepads, bikeways, multi-use trails, sidewalks, and curb and gutter. The county will grant those permits only to a licensed contractor who has the bonding on file. You will also need a barricading permit alongside the construction permit, and in rural road sections a property owner may apply and build a driveway access themselves under a different and smaller requirement, with a fee route offered in place of the bond. County construction projects already carrying a three-year performance bond under contract are excused from the maintenance bond.
- How much is the Bernalillo County Construction Permit Maintenance Bond?
- Set by the obligee — the exact amount is confirmed automatically when you start your bond in our portal, or call 317-942-0549.
- How do I get the Bernalillo County Construction Permit Maintenance 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?
- Three years. The bond guarantees the completed project against defects or improper construction for three years from the date of completion, and the county serves notice on the bonded contractor if a defect shows up inside that window. Renewal: Kept on file with the public works division for as long as you pull permits; the county reviews the filings periodically and issues no permits while the insurance has lapsed.
- 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?
- This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources. The obligee sets the exact amount, which we confirm automatically when you start your bond in the portal or with a producer.
