Allen County right-of-way bonds.
$100 flat.
Allen County, home to Fort Wayne, requires a $5,000 business right-of-way permit bond to excavate, bore, or cut in the county right-of-way. Ours is $100 flat — set by our carrier for this bond — and no credit check.
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How much does an Allen County right-of-way bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
County right-of-way bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check. This bond uses the County’s statutory renewal dates.
Pay & e-sign
Right-of-way bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with Allen County
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Allen County right-of-way permit at the Highway Department. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Allen County right-of-way bond covers
When a business opens the county right-of-way in Allen County — for utilities, boring, or pavement cuts — the County requires a right-of-way permit and a $5,000 surety bond. The bond guarantees you restore the right-of-way to County standards after the work is finished.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Allen County (the obligee), with the County and the public as the protected parties. If you leave a cut, trench, or bore unrestored, or damage County infrastructure, the County can recover restoration costs against the bond.
This bond carries statutory renewal dates — it renews on the County’s set annual cycle rather than your purchase date, and the term price reflects that. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
You need this bond if you are
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 $5,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, October 8, in the year your term ends.
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 Allen County. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Allen County right-of-way permit at the Highway Department. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check. This bond uses Allen County’s statutory renewal dates, so the term price follows the County cycle.
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Allen County right-of-way bond, issued today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.