City of Birmingham right-of-way bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
The bond the City of Birmingham requires before you open, cut, or work in its public right-of-way. The City's Engineering / DPW department sets the amount on your permit — enter it and we issue the bond at a flat 3%, $275 minimum, with no credit check.
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No underwriting queue for the standard right-of-way bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the City required, a description of the work, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with the City of Birmingham
Submit the executed bond with your right-of-way permit application at the Birmingham Engineering / DPW counter. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists on them.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure on your City of Birmingham permit and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right-of-way bond actually covers
A right-of-way bond is a public-property restoration guarantee. When you cut into or work within a City of Birmingham street, sidewalk, or right-of-way, the City wants a financial backstop that you'll restore the surface to its specifications and won't leave the public with a failed patch.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Birmingham (the obligee), with the public as the protected party. If the restoration fails or the right-of-way is left damaged, the City can recover against the bond.
The City sets the amount on your permit, generally tied to the size of the opening or the cost to restore it. We issue that amount at a flat 3% with no credit check, on the City's bond form, ready to file with your right-of-way permit.
You need this bond if you are
Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the City of Birmingham set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Right-of-way bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the City required and file the same day.