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 check.
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How much does a Portage right-of-way bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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 is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount permit bonds like this issue right after purchase in most cases.
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.
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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 $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.
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 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 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.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.