Aurora right-of-way bonds.
$200 flat.
The City of Aurora requires a contractor working under a right-of-way permit to file a $20,000 performance and maintenance bond with the Engineering Division — ours is $200 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. The application collects no credit information, so most applicants approve instantly.
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Three steps. One sitting.
A municipal permit bond like this is about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Municipal license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Engineering Division
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Aurora right-of-way permit application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A general contractor license from Aurora's Building and Permits Division does not authorize work in the city's public right-of-way — streets, sidewalks, parkways, and the easements around them. A contractor whose work reaches that right-of-way needs a separate permit through the Engineering Division, and the permit is conditioned on a $20,000 surety bond.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Aurora (the obligee), with the traveling public and the City's infrastructure as the protected interest. If permitted work damages a street, sidewalk, or utility corridor and the contractor doesn't restore it, the City can draw against the bond to complete the repair.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The City runs this permit bond on an annual cycle ending February 28, so we track your renewal date and notify you ahead of expiration to keep your $20,000 filing continuous.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect credit information.
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Finish your Aurora right-of-way permit today.
$200 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.