Manhattan ROW bonds.
$1,500 flat. Five minutes.
The City of Manhattan requires a $50,000 bond for any permitted work in its public right-of-way — regardless of project size. Ours is $1,500 flat, 3% of the amount, with no credit check. The application is five minutes.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Right-of-way bonds are among the simplest things in surety. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount right-of-way bonds like this issue right after purchase for most applicants. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Manhattan Public Works
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file before you pull right-of-way permits. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$50,000 bond × 3% = $1,500, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
When you cut, bore, or build in Manhattan's public right-of-way — its streets, sidewalks, and easements — the city wants a financial backstop that you'll restore what you disturb and follow its construction standards. This bond is that backstop.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Manhattan (the obligee). If you leave the right-of-way un-restored or damage city property and Manhattan has to fix it, the city can recover against the bond.
Manhattan requires this fixed $50,000 bond for any permitted right-of-way work, regardless of size — a utility line or a driveway apron both trigger it. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays the city, you repay the surety.
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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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File your Manhattan ROW bond today.
$1,500 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.