Evanston street obstruction bonds.
From $100.
The Director of Public Works requires a street obstruction bond before an individual can occupy or obstruct an Evanston street, alley, or sidewalk to excavate, stage materials, or work on an adjoining building. The amount is whatever your permit calls for; premiums cost 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does an Evanston street obstruction bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
Street obstruction bonds are short, standard-form obligations. Enter your amount and file with Public Works. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the street or sidewalk you will occupy, the bond amount set on your permit, and the effective date — no credit check up to $100,000.
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Most individual street obstruction bonds clear quickly — pricing is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
File with Public Works
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to attach to the right-of-way permit application at the Public Works counter. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the street obstruction bond actually guarantees
A street obstruction bond is a restoration and indemnity guarantee. The City of Evanston lets a permit holder occupy or obstruct a public street, alley, or sidewalk to excavate, stage materials, or build — and the Director of Public Works conditions that permit on a bond that backs the promise to put the street back the way it was found.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Evanston (the obligee). If the pavement or sidewalk is left damaged, debris is not removed, or the City suffers a claim tied to the obstruction, the City can draw on the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. The City's own bond form also requires the principal to indemnify Evanston and its officials against claims arising from the permitted work.
There is no single citywide penal sum — the Director of Public Works sets the amount on each permit based on the scope, length, and duration of the obstruction. Enter the figure shown on your permit; your premium is priced at 1% of that amount, $100 minimum. No credit check up to $100,000.
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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. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to attach to the right-of-way permit application at the Public Works counter. 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, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check up to $100,000. Your price — from a $100 minimum — is set at application.
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Occupy the street without the permit holdup.
Premiums from $100, no credit check up to $100,000. Enter the amount your permit set and file with Public Works the same day.