Before the City of Mission issues a permit to dig, bore, or build in its public right-of-way, it requires a $5,000 bond. Ours is $275 flat — the $275 minimum, since 3% of $5,000 is below it. The application takes about five minutes.
















Right-of-way permit bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the whole process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials and no credit-check section on this bond.
Small fixed license/permit bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to attach to your City of Mission right-of-way permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, below the $275 minimum, so $275 one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
A right-of-way permit bond is a restoration-and-compliance guarantee to the City of Mission. When you open a street, sidewalk, or other public right-of-way to install or repair lines, the city wants a financial backstop that you'll restore the surface and follow the permit's terms.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Mission (the obligee). If you leave a trench unrestored, damage city infrastructure, or otherwise violate the permit, the city can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore the right-of-way and close out their permits treat the bond as a permit formality, nothing more.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.