Portage right-of-way bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Portage requires a $5,000 right-of-way permit bond before you cut, bore, or excavate in a city street or right-of-way. The premium is $100 flat, issued instantly. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Right-of-way permit bonds are the simplest thing 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
Small fixed-amount permit bonds like this issue right after purchase in most cases. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your City of Portage right-of-way permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right-of-way bond actually covers
The City of Portage controls its public streets, alleys, and rights-of-way. When a utility, contractor, or property owner needs to cut pavement, bore, or excavate in that right-of-way, the City issues a permit and requires a $5,000 right-of-way bond first.
The bond is a restoration guarantee: it stands behind your obligation to backfill, repave, and properly restore the street or right-of-way after your work. If you leave damage, a failed patch, or an open cut, the City of Portage (the obligee) can draw on the bond to fund the repair.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore the surface cleanly treat the $5,000 bond as a permit formality.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information, because this bond doesn't need any.
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Finish your Portage right-of-way permit today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.