Burbank right-of-way bonds.
From $100.
Burbank, a Chicago-area city in Cook County, requires anyone who will obstruct, excavate in, or otherwise work within a public street or right-of-way to post a permit bond with the Department of Public Works before the permit is issued. Premiums cost 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Burbank right-of-way bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No long underwriting queue for the standard right-of-way permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your company details, the bond amount your permit requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Approved
No credit check up to $100,000, and most applications approve instantly. Larger obstruction bonds may get a brief underwriter review.
File with Public Works
Submit the executed bond to Burbank's Department of Public Works to complete your right-of-way or street obstruction permit. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right-of-way bond actually guarantees
Burbank's Code of Ordinances devotes a chapter to streets and sidewalks, and the City's public-way permitting practice — like most Cook County municipalities — conditions work that touches a public street on a permit and a bond that backs the applicant's obligation to restore the right-of-way to its prior condition once the work is done.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Burbank (the obligee), with the public and the City as the protected parties. If a permitted obstruction damages the street, blocks safe passage past its permitted term, or is left unrestored, the City can recover against the bond up to the amount your permit set.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. There is no single citywide dollar figure: Public Works sizes the bond to the scope of the specific obstruction, excavation, or utility work your permit covers, so enter the amount stated on your permit paperwork.
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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 Public Works. Submit the executed bond to Burbank's Department of Public Works to complete your right-of-way or street obstruction permit. 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 application, then a fast decision.
Submit the application with the bond amount your Burbank permit requires. No credit check up to $100,000, and most applications approve instantly.
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Get your Burbank permit bond filed today.
From $100, no credit check up to $100,000. Enter your permit amount and file with Public Works the same day. Free until issued.