Prince George's County site/road bonds.
From $100.
Prince George's County requires a permit bond before you grade a site or improve a public road, guaranteeing the work meets County standards and the right-of-way is restored. The County's Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement (DPIE) sets the amount, and your price is 2% of that amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does a Prince George's County site/road bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
Your DPIE permit is waiting on this bond. Here is the whole process — no broker phone tag:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount on the DPIE permit, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. That is the application.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File with Prince George's County
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with DPIE alongside your site or road permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the County insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the site/road permit bond actually guarantees
Prince George's County reviews and issues site and road construction permits through its Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement (DPIE). When your work touches a public road or the County right-of-way — grading, paving, curb-and-gutter, storm drains — DPIE conditions the permit on a surety bond.
The bond is a performance-and-restoration guarantee: it stands behind the public improvements being completed to the County's standards and the right-of-way being restored if you stop or fail. The County (the obligee) can call the bond to finish or repair the work using a different contractor.
It is not insurance for you. If the County draws on the bond and the surety pays, you repay the surety. Contractors who build to plan and restore the right-of-way treat it as a permit formality. The amount DPIE sets is typically the engineer-estimated cost of the improvements.
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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 Prince George's County. Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with DPIE alongside your site or road permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the County insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it 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 underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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From $100, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.