Stratford right-of-way bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
Before anyone opens, excavates, or builds within a Stratford roadway, the Town requires a surety bond filed with the Director of Public Works securing complete and proper performance of the permitted work. We issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check — enter the amount the Director set and the premium updates.
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No underwriting queue for this municipal bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Town. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount the Director set, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with the Director of Public Works
Submit the executed bond with your right-of-way permit application to the Stratford Engineering/Public Works office. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the town insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure the Director of Public Works set and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right-of-way bond actually guarantees
No person may make an opening, excavation, or perform construction within a Stratford roadway except under the control of the Director of Public Works and after a permit is granted. Before that permit issues, the applicant must file a surety bond with the Director in an amount the Director deems sufficient to secure proper performance of the work.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Town of Stratford (the obligee), acting through the Director of Public Works. If the work or the pavement restoration is left incomplete or defective, the Town can recover against the bond to finish or repair it.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the Town, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore the trench to grade and close out the permit treat the bond as a permit formality.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Director of Public Works set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
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Stratford right-of-way bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the Director set and file the same day.