For construction in the Bay County Road Commission right-of-way — driveways, utilities, drainage, grading — the Commission issues a highway permit conditioned on a surety bond that you will build to spec and restore the road. We issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check; enter the amount on your permit.
















No underwriting queue for the standard permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Road Commission. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the bond amount the Road Commission required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit the executed bond with your construction permit application in Kawkawlin. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists on them.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure the Road Commission set and the premium updates.
When you build inside the Bay County road right-of-way — a driveway approach, a utility cut, a culvert, grading, or drainage — the Bay County Road Commission issues a construction permit and conditions it on a surety bond. The bond backs your obligation to build to the Commission's standards and restore the right-of-way.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Bay County Road Commission (the obligee). If the construction is left non-conforming or the road is damaged and not repaired, the Commission can recover against the bond.
Under MCL 224.19b, a county road commission requires one security or right-of-way bond to secure the conditions of permits it issues for work in the right-of-way. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays, you repay it. We issue the amount the Commission set, at a flat 3% with no credit check.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Road Commission set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the Road Commission set and file the same day.