Portage right-of-way bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
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. Three percent of $5,000 is below our floor, so the premium is our $275 minimum — and the application is five minutes with no credit check.
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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 check 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.
The whole pricing page.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, but our minimum premium is $275, so you pay $275 per term regardless.
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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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your Portage right-of-way permit today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.