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 review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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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's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
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
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information for this bond.
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$1,000 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.