Atlanta right of way bonds.
From $100.
Before you cut pavement, bore, or place utilities in City of Atlanta right-of-way, the city can require a performance and completion bond guaranteeing you restore the street and right-of-way to city standards. The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Enter the amount Atlanta set on your right-of-way permit and see your exact price at the application.
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How much does an Atlanta right of way bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Apply to filed, fast.
Enter your amount, pay, and file with the city. Larger bonds may get a quick underwriter review. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the city set, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued or quickly reviewed
Standard amounts issue right after payment. Larger bonds may get a quick underwriter review — usually within 48 hours.
File with the City of Atlanta
Submit the executed bond with your right-of-way / street-cut permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right-of-way bond actually guarantees
The City of Atlanta controls the public right-of-way along its streets. When a utility or contractor needs to cut pavement, bore under a street, or place facilities in that right-of-way, the city issues a right-of-way / street-cut permit and can condition it on a performance and completion bond.
The bond runs to the City of Atlanta (the obligee) and guarantees you complete the work and restore the street and right-of-way to city standards. If you leave a cut unrestored or the pavement failing, the city can recover its repair cost against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the city, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore the right-of-way properly never see a claim. The amount is set by the city based on the scope and restoration cost of your work.
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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
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the City of Atlanta. Submit the executed bond with your right-of-way / street-cut permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One short form to file.
Submit the application with the amount the city set. Standard amounts issue right after payment; larger bonds may get a quick underwriter review.
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Atlanta right-of-way bond, ready to file.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the city set and file the same day.