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Bloomfield right of way bonds.
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Before you dig, build or place anything in a Town of Bloomfield street or right-of-way, you need the Town’s annual Rights of Way license, which requires a surety bond of at least $10,000 on the Town’s own form. Submit one short application and a surety specialist returns your price, usually within one business day.
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An active license is a condition of every Bloomfield right-of-way permit, and the license is not complete without the bond. Here is the whole process, from quote to licensed:
Send us the license details
Apply online with your business details, owner and contact information, the bond amount (the $10,000 minimum unless the Town asked for more), and the effective date. There is no credit section and no SSN field on this application.
A surety specialist prices it
The Town has already set the floor, so the review is about your license, not about sizing. A specialist confirms your exact premium and sends it back for approval.
Pay, sign & upload to the Town
Once you accept the quote and pay, the executed bond is prepared on the Town of Bloomfield’s Rights of Way Permit Bond form with the surety’s power of attorney attached. Upload it to your license application in the Town’s online permit portal, alongside the notarized indemnification warranty and your insurance certificate.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Bloomfield right of way bond guarantees
Bloomfield’s Rights of Way Ordinance, adopted in June 2023, requires anyone doing “regulated activities” in a town right-of-way to hold an annual license from the Town’s Authorized Enforcement Agent — currently the Town Engineer. Regulated activities are broad: excavation and construction, connections to the town storm drainage system, temporary or permanent encroachments, moving structures, and removing or trimming trees in or along town streets. An active license is a condition of every individual permit.
The license comes with four prerequisites: a surety bond of at least $10,000, a notarized Indemnification and Hold Harmless Warranty, an insurance certificate naming the Town, and a small license fee. The bond is a blanket, calendar-year bond, not a per-job bond — it guarantees your performance on every permit issued under the license, and if you leave permitted work unfinished, the surety must arrange for its completion. The bond must be written on the Town’s prescribed form unless the Town Engineer approves another form in writing, by a surety licensed in Connecticut, and signed for your company by the same official who signed the warranty.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and the Town of Bloomfield (the obligee). It is not insurance for you — if the Town is paid on a claim, you repay the surety. Letting the bond lapse means immediate suspension of your license and every permit issued under it, so renew it before December 31 each year. The Town Engineer may waive or modify license requirements for government agencies and public service companies.
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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 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
Term and renewal are set in the underwriter's quote.
Keep the bond in force for as long as the obligation behind it runs.
How to file it
Pay, sign & upload to the Town. Once you accept the quote and pay, the executed bond is prepared on the Town of Bloomfield’s Rights of Way Permit Bond form with the surety’s power of attorney attached. Upload it to your license application in the Town’s online permit portal, alongside the notarized indemnification warranty and your insurance certificate.
What sets the price
This bond is underwritten: the premium is quoted from the bond amount and your financial picture, so there is no flat price to show.
One application, one specialist review.
These are the actual issuing fields — your entity type, business address, owner and contact details, the bond amount, and an effective date. There is no credit section on this bond. Submit once and a surety specialist returns your exact price, typically within one business day. Free until your bond is issued.
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Get the Bloomfield right of way bond off your license checklist.
Send us one short application, and a surety specialist returns your price, typically within one business day. Free until issued.