Geneva right-of-way bonds.
$100 flat.
Before you open a trench, bore under a street, or set equipment in a Geneva right-of-way, the City's Public Works Department requires a $10,000 surety bond on file with your permit — ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. The application collects no credit information.
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Three steps. One sitting.
A right-of-way permit bond is one of the simplest filings in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Right-of-way bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Public Works
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Geneva right-of-way permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Geneva's Public Works Department (Engineering Division) requires a surety bond before it issues a right-of-way permit for work that opens, occupies, or disturbs a city street, parkway, or easement. The bond stands behind the permit condition that the right-of-way is restored to its prior condition once your work is done.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Geneva (the obligee). If permitted work damages the right-of-way and the responsible contractor doesn't restore it, the City can draw on the bond to cover the cost — along with unpaid permit fees or reimbursable City services tied to the work.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Geneva has moved toward letting a single bond cover multiple right-of-way projects over a multi-year span rather than filing a fresh bond per job, which is why we offer 1, 2, and 3-year terms here.
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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Get your Geneva right-of-way bond today.
$100 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.