San Diego, CA — Improvement Agreement Bond
Prepare San Diego improvement agreement security from the city's project agreement and DS-402 form. The form has distinct faithful-performance and payment obligations, so the project identity and required sums must be confirmed before purchase.
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- Recorded state
- California
- Bond type
- Subdivision / Site Improvement Bond
- Category
- Contractors & construction
What this bond does
This offering supports an improvement agreement with the City of San Diego. The city's resource identifies the bond with subdivision or deferred improvement agreements, rather than a general contractor license.
- Who needs it
- A developer or other principal required to provide security for work under a City of San Diego improvement agreement.
- Who it protects
- DS-402 distinguishes the city's faithful-performance interest from payment interests involving contractors, subcontractors, equipment, labor, materials and the state's unemployment insurance interest where applicable. Read each obligation and its limit separately.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
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The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.
Sources
- City of San Diego: improvement agreement bond resource (opens in a new tab)Checked October 18, 2026
- City of San Diego: DS-402 improvement agreement bond (opens in a new tab)Checked October 18, 2026
Have these ready
- Collect the improvement agreement and project identification.
- Confirm the principal exactly matches the contracting party.
- Get the city's separate performance and payment sums.
- Keep accepted execution, completion and release documentation together.
Questions about this bond
Is this a San Diego contractor license bond?
No. This bond concerns a city improvement agreement. Licensing and unrelated permit obligations need their own matching security.
Why are there two amount fields?
DS-402 separately addresses faithful performance and payment interests. Have the city confirm each required figure and calculation basis.
Do the 100% fields show the provider's price?
No. They describe security in the city form, not the premium charged by the provider or the amount selected for an application.
Is the whole bond released when work is done?
Follow the city's conditions and separate release process. The form's payment provision refers to completion-related documentation and conditions, not unconditional release at the last day of work.