Edwardsville right-of-way bonds.
From $100.
The City of Edwardsville Public Works Department requires a bond before you excavate, install, or otherwise work within the public right-of-way — filed alongside your right-of-way excavation or driveway permit. Premiums cost 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and no credit check up to $100,000.
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How much does an Edwardsville 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.
The right-of-way bond pairs with your excavation or driveway permit application. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount your permit requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000, so most bonds generate the moment you pay. No credit check up to $100,000.
File with Public Works
Submit the executed bond with your right-of-way excavation or driveway permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right-of-way bond covers
Edwardsville's Public Works Department requires a bond before work is performed in the public right-of-way — the streets, alleys, and easements the City maintains. The bond stands behind the applicant's compliance with the City's excavation standards and the restoration of any public way disturbed by the work.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Edwardsville (the obligee). If the work is not performed to standard or leaves the right-of-way un-restored, the City can look to the bond to complete or correct the work.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Edwardsville separately bonds excavations tied to sewer installation at a higher figure; if your project involves a sewer tap, confirm with Public Works which filing applies to your specific 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 Public Works. Submit the executed bond with your right-of-way excavation or driveway permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists.
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, issued on the spot.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check up to $100,000.
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File your Edwardsville right-of-way permit today.
From $100, with your exact price at the application. Enter your amount and file the same day.