Montgomery County ROW bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
Before Montgomery County issues a right-of-way permit to work in a County street, sidewalk, or utility easement, it requires a performance bond guaranteeing you will restore the right-of-way to County standards. The County sets the amount; we issue it at a flat 3%, $275 minimum.
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The County won't issue the right-of-way permit until the bond is posted. Here is the whole process:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount from your Montgomery County permit, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with Montgomery County
Submit the executed bond so the Department of Permitting Services issues your right-of-way permit. Wet-ink original mailed whenever the County insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure on your Montgomery County permit and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Montgomery County bond guarantees
Working in a public right-of-way — cutting pavement, opening a sidewalk, setting utilities — means tearing into infrastructure that belongs to Montgomery County. The bond is a performance and restoration guarantee that you will repair and restore the right-of-way to County standards when the work is done.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and Montgomery County (the obligee). If the restoration is incomplete or fails — a sunken trench, a broken sidewalk panel — the County can recover against the bond to make the repair.
It is not insurance for you. If the County draws on the bond and the surety pays, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore the right-of-way and pass final inspection get the bond released and never see a claim.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount Montgomery County set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Other New York bonds.
The County won't issue the permit without it.
Flat 3%, $275 minimum, five-minute application, executed bond the same day. Free until issued.