Fort Collins ROW contractor bonds.
$1,000 flat.
The City of Fort Collins requires every right-of-way contractor to file a $100,000 bond before working in the public right of way. Ours is $1,000 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, identical for every contractor. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Fort Collins ROW contractor bond cost?
$1,000 at the $100,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Right-of-way license bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Fort Collins
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City's right-of-way contractor licensing. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Fort Collins licenses contractors who cut, excavate, or build in the public right of way — streets, sidewalks, curb, and the area between. The $100,000 bond is the City's guarantee that you restore the right of way and follow the City's construction standards.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Fort Collins (the obligee). If a contractor damages the right of way and doesn't repair it, or violates the City's right-of-way rules, the City can recover its costs against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. Let it lapse and the City can suspend your right-of-way contractor license — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $100,000 filing continuous.
You need this bond if you're
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $100,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the City of Fort Collins. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City's right-of-way contractor licensing. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $1,000 at the $100,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$1,000 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.