Washington Co. driveway bonds.
$100 flat.
Washington County requires a $1,500 two-year performance bond for a driveway connection to a county road, filed with the Public Works department. The bond guarantees the driveway holds up for two years. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see at checkout. No credit check.
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How much does a Washington Co. driveway bond cost?
$100 at the $1,500 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Your driveway 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 driveway entrance permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Washington County conditions a driveway entrance permit on a $1,500 two-year performance bond payable to the county. When you build or rebuild a driveway that ties into a county road, the bond guarantees the connection performs for two years.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Washington County (the obligee). If the driveway connection settles, fails, or damages the county road within the two-year period and you don't repair it, the county can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Owners and contractors who build driveways to county 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 $1,500 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 driveway entrance permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $1,500 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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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.