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Canton right of way bonds.
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Before you excavate in a Town of Canton street, or place equipment or an obstruction in, on or over one, you need a street excavation permit, and the Town will not issue it until you post a bond with surety. Submit one short application and a surety specialist returns your price, usually within one business day.
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The bond and your liability insurance both have to be in the Town’s hands before the permit issues. Here is the whole process, from quote to permitted:
Send us the permit details
Apply online with your business details, the job location, the bond amount Canton Public Works confirmed, and the effective date. There is no credit section and no SSN field on this application.
A surety specialist prices it
The Town sets the amount by regulation, so the review is about the permit, not about sizing. A specialist confirms your exact premium and sends it back for approval.
Pay, sign & post it with the Town
Once you accept the quote and pay, the executed bond is prepared with the surety’s power of attorney attached. Post it with the Town through the Department of Public Works, whose permit application records the bond number and issue date, along with your insurance naming the Town.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Canton right of way bond guarantees
Article IX of Canton’s Streets and Sidewalks chapter governs excavations, blockages and closures of town streets, and defines a street as the entire right-of-way of any public street, highway, alley, way, road or easement under the Town’s jurisdiction. Anyone who wants to excavate in a street, or to place equipment or an obstruction within, upon or over one, must first get an excavation permit from the Town’s Chief Administrative Officer, applied for through the Department of Public Works.
Before the permit issues, the applicant must post a bond with surety — or a letter of credit, bank or cashier’s check, or passbook — and deliver a liability insurance policy on which the Town is a named insured. The bond has to stay in effect for one year after the permitted work is completed. If the work breaks the article, the Town can make claims against the bond for its expenses in closing, filling or fixing the excavation and for the $250-per-offense fines, and any lapse or reduction in the bond is grounds to revoke the permit.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and the Town of Canton (the obligee). It is not insurance for you — if the Town is paid on a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors working directly for the Town are excused only from the application fee, not the bond. Public utilities may hold an annual excavation permit, and emergency work needs a written application within 24 hours. State highways in Canton go through the Connecticut DOT, not the Town.
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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 & post it with the Town. Once you accept the quote and pay, the executed bond is prepared with the surety’s power of attorney attached. Post it with the Town through the Department of Public Works, whose permit application records the bond number and issue date, along with your insurance naming the Town.
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 Canton right of way bond and get your permit.
Send us one short application, and a surety specialist returns your price, typically within one business day. Free until issued.