Washington Co. entrance bonds.
$100 flat.
Washington County requires a $3,000 surety bond for a commercial entrance permit — a business access onto a county road — filed with the Public Works department. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see at checkout. No credit check.
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How much does a Washington Co. entrance bond cost?
$100 at the $3,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Your commercial entrance permit is waiting on this bond. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Permit bonds like this issue right after purchase in most cases.
File with Washington County Public Works
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your commercial entrance permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Washington County conditions a commercial entrance permit on a $3,000 surety bond payable to the county. When a business builds an access — an entrance, apron, or turn lane — onto a county road, the bond stands behind the work.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Washington County (the obligee). The bond guarantees you build the commercial entrance to county standard and restore the road, shoulder, and drainage if your work fails or damages the county road.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who build entrances to standard treat the bond as a permit formality.
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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 $3,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 Washington County Public Works. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your commercial entrance permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $3,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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Get your commercial entrance permit moving.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.