Madison Heights right-of-way bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Madison Heights requires a $5,000 bond from contractors who open, cut, or work in the public right-of-way. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see at checkout is the price you pay. No credit check.
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How much does a Madison Heights right-of-way bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A right-of-way permit bond is among the simplest bonds we issue. Here is 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 are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Madison Heights
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Madison Heights right-of-way permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Madison Heights requires a $5,000 bond from contractors who open or work in the public right-of-way — cutting pavement, running utilities, or disturbing the City’s streets and curbs. The City wants a financial backstop that you’ll restore the right-of-way you disturb.
It’s a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Madison Heights (the obligee). The bond guarantees you’ll comply with the City’s right-of-way permit conditions and restore pavement, curb, and surface to standard.
It is not insurance for you. If the City makes a valid claim and the surety pays, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore the right-of-way and close out their permits cleanly treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you are
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 $5,000 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 the City of Madison Heights. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Madison Heights right-of-way permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Finish your Madison Heights permit today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.