Bay County construction permit bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
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. Pricing starts from $100 — the application collects no credit information, and most applicants qualify at or near the minimum. Enter the amount on your permit.
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No underwriting queue for the standard permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Road Commission. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount the Road Commission required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
The application collects no credit information, and most applicants are approved instantly — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick soft-pull review that never affects your score.
File with the Bay County Road Commission
Submit the executed bond with your construction permit application in Kawkawlin. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the construction permit bond actually covers
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, from $100 — the application collects no credit information, and most applicants qualify at or near the minimum.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Road Commission set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Construction permit bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, pricing from $100. Enter the amount the Road Commission set and file the same day.