Shawnee contractor ROW bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
The City of Shawnee, KS requires a $5,000 right-of-way bond from a general contractor before it will issue a permit to work in city streets, sidewalks, and public ways. Ours is $275 flat — 3% of the $5,000 bond amount, the same for every contractor.
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Three steps. One sitting.
A right-of-way bond is the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount municipal bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with City of Shawnee
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Shawnee for your right-of-way permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, but the $275 minimum applies — so $275 per term. Pick a 1, 2, or 3-year term.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A right-of-way bond is a public-property protection guarantee. The City of Shawnee, KS conditions a contractor right-of-way permit on a $5,000 surety bond, so that when you open a street, cut a sidewalk, or work in the public way, the city 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 the City of Shawnee (the obligee). If a contractor leaves a defective patch, damages public infrastructure, or violates 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 properly treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
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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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Pull your Shawnee right-of-way permit today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.