South Bend right-of-way occupancy bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
The City of South Bend requires a fixed $5,000 bond to occupy or place facilities in a public right-of-way under its right-of-way permit. Ours is $275 flat — our 3% minimum — and bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Right-of-way occupancy bonds are simple. 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
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your South Bend right-of-way occupancy permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, but our minimum premium is $275 — so the price is $275 per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of South Bend controls its public rights-of-way and requires a permit before anyone occupies them — placing facilities, equipment, or structures in the public way. The $5,000 occupancy bond is the financial backstop the City requires before it issues that permit. It is separate from the City’s excavation permit bond.
The bond is a restoration-and-compliance guarantee: it stands behind your obligation to keep the right-of-way safe, restore it when you remove your facilities, and follow the permit conditions. If you damage the public way or leave it unrestored, the City can use the bond to make the repair.
It is not insurance for you — if the City makes a valid claim and the surety pays, you repay the surety. Applicants who keep their right-of-way obligations and restore the public way treat the bond as a routine permit condition.
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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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South Bend occupancy bond, issued today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.