Indiana DOT blanket permit bonds.
From $125.
If you work in INDOT right of way often, a blanket highway permit lets you cover ongoing miscellaneous work under one bond instead of bonding each job. INDOT sets the penal sum — the premium is 1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum, no credit check up to $100,000, and the original is mailed to you to sign and file.
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How much does an Indiana DOT blanket permit bond cost?
1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, from $125. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Apply, then watch the mail.
The blanket bond original is mailed to you, since INDOT wants a wet-ink signature before filing. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount INDOT set, the mailing address for the original, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
Sign the original & file with INDOT
The original bond is mailed to the address you give. The Principal (you) must sign it before filing with INDOT as the obligee.
What it is and who needs it.
What the blanket permit bond covers
Contractors and utilities who work in INDOT right of way repeatedly can use a blanket highway permit instead of pulling and bonding a single permit for every job. The blanket bond stands behind all the miscellaneous work you do under that permit over its term.
Like the single-permit bonds, it guarantees you will complete the permitted work and restore the right of way to its proper condition. If work under any covered permit is left unfinished or damages the highway, INDOT can recover against the blanket bond.
This bond is handled by mail: INDOT wants a wet-ink original, so we mail it to you to sign as Principal before you file it with INDOT as obligee. INDOT sets the penal sum; pricing starts from $125 and no credit check up to $100,000.
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 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
Sign the original & file with INDOT. The original bond is mailed to the address you give. The Principal (you) must sign it before filing with INDOT as the obligee.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 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 the mail.
Submit the application with the bond amount and your mailing address — the original bond is mailed to you to sign as Principal and file with INDOT.
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Blanket permit bond, issued today.
Pricing from $125. Enter your amount; the original is mailed to you to sign and file with INDOT.