City of Baltimore street permit bonds.
From $100.
The City of Baltimore requires this bond when you open or work in a city street or right-of-way, as a condition of the street-opening or right-of-way permit the Department of Transportation issues. The city sets the amount, and the price is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a City of Baltimore street permit bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard street permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the city. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the city requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
Most applications need no follow-up — the executed bond generates as soon as you pay.
File with the City of Baltimore
Submit the executed bond with your street / right-of-way permit application to the Department of Transportation. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the street permit bond actually covers
A City of Baltimore street permit bond is a restoration-and-compliance guarantee. When you cut into, excavate, or occupy a city street or right-of-way — for utility work, paving, or construction access — the city wants a financial backstop that you restore the pavement and right-of-way to city standards and follow the conditions of your permit.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Baltimore (the obligee). If you fail to properly restore the street or comply with the permit, the city can recover its restoration and repair costs against the bond.
Because the city sets the figure, the amount is whatever your permit names — it often scales with the size of the opening or the scope of the work. Enter that figure at the application — pricing starts from $100.
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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
File with the City of Baltimore. Submit the executed bond with your street / right-of-way permit application to the Department of Transportation. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
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 $100,000. 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 on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the city requires — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
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Baltimore street permit bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the city requires and file the same day.