Sedgwick County ROW bonds.
From $100.
Sedgwick County, KS requires a right-of-way permit bond before you work in county roads, easements, and public ways. The county sets the amount; the premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Sedgwick County ROW bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps to permitted.
No credit check up to $25,000. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
No credit check up to $25,000.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. No credit check up to $25,000. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with Sedgwick County
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your Sedgwick County right-of-way permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A right-of-way permit bond is a public-property protection guarantee. Sedgwick County, KS conditions a right-of-way permit on a surety bond, so that when you bore, trench, or build in county roads, easements, and public ways, the county has a financial backstop that you will restore its property and follow the permit conditions.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Sedgwick County (the obligee). If a permittee leaves a defective restoration, damages county infrastructure, or violates the permit, the county can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. This bond runs no credit check up to $25,000, which confirms approval only; the premium itself is set by the bond amount, not your credit.
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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 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.
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
E-sign & file with Sedgwick County. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your Sedgwick County right-of-way permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $25,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check up to $25,000. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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Pull your Sedgwick County ROW permit today.
Pricing from $100, no credit check up to $25,000. Enter the amount the county required.