Carrollton, TX
Carrollton, TX contractor bond quotes
Bid, performance, and payment bonds for contractors working in Carrollton, with county industry data. A quote is not a binder.
Denton County is home to 1,619 construction businesses (County Business Patterns, 2023), the market in which Carrollton's 135,456 residents' projects get built. Public owners there require bonds on most construction contracts.
The construction market around Carrollton
| Measure (2023) | Denton County | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Construction establishments (all) | 1,619 | 56,287 |
| Construction employees | 16,939 | 791,588 |
| Annual payroll per construction employee | $73,358 | $75,479 |
| Commercial and institutional building contractors | 110 | 3,649 |
| Heavy and civil engineering contractors | 110 | 4,468 |
| Construction firms with fewer than 5 employees | 66% | 61% |
Census Bureau County Business Patterns, 2023 release.
Denton County's 110 commercial and institutional builders compete for offices, schools, and public facilities. Private owners and lenders on larger projects increasingly ask for performance and payment bonds too.
What Carrollton's buildings say about upcoming work
Carrollton's median housing year of 1988 points to infrastructure entering its replacement cycle, from water mains to roofs on public buildings, all common sources of bonded contracts.
About 29% of the city's housing units are in buildings of five or more units, versus 21% statewide. That level of multifamily construction brings private bonded work for contractors with the capacity to handle it.
The Census Bureau's 2020–2024 survey puts Carrollton's housing stock at 54,365.0 units, 64% of them single-family homes, with 41% of occupied homes rented. Those numbers shape the mix of bonded street, utility, and facility contracts the city puts out.
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimates; Vintage 2024 population estimates.
Public works bond rules that apply in Carrollton
State and local public works in Carrollton fall under Texas's bond statute: Texas Government Code chapter 2253 (public work performance and payment bonds). Federal projects in the area follow the Miller Act. Thresholds and claim deadlines differ, so read each solicitation.
How Carrollton compares
Houston (Harris County) draws on 7,718 construction establishments in its county. San Antonio (Bexar County) draws on 3,053 construction establishments in its county. Also in Denton County, Denton has housing with a median build year of 1997. By county construction establishments, Carrollton ranks 17th among the 30 Texas cities profiled here.
Carrollton bond quote checklist
- Bank line of credit details
- The bond form and bid documents
- Company name, entity type, and ownership
- List of open jobs with costs and billings
- Trade references who can speak to your payment record
- Year-end financial statements
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Questions from Carrollton contractors
Do Carrollton public projects require performance bonds?
Most public construction contracts in Carrollton above the statutory threshold require performance and payment bonds; the bid documents state the requirement.
How many contractors work in Denton County?
The Census Bureau counted 1,619 construction establishments in Denton County in 2023.
Can a small Carrollton contractor get bonded?
Often, yes. Sureties start new accounts with smaller limits and grow them with your track record; see bonding capacity.
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