The bond La Plata County requires before you work in a county right-of-way — excavation, grading, sidewalk, encroachment, or roadway work. The County sizes the bond to the scope of the work, and we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
















No underwriting queue for the standard right-of-way bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the County. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the bond amount the County set, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit the executed bond with your right-of-way permit application before you begin work. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure on your La Plata County permit and the premium updates.
La Plata County requires a permit and bond before any construction along county streets, highways, or roadways — excavation, grading, sidewalk, encroachment, maintenance, or other roadway work. Its Public Works department administers the right-of-way permit and conditions it on a surety bond.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and La Plata County (the obligee). The bond guarantees that your work does not negatively impact public infrastructure and that any damage to the right-of-way is adequately repaired.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays the County on a valid claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore the right-of-way to county standards treat the bond as a permit formality.
Submit the application with the bond amount La Plata County set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the County set and file the same day.