Ottawa County annual performance bonds.
$100 flat.
The Ottawa County Road Commission requires a $5,000 annual performance bond from contractors who work in the county road right-of-way — one blanket bond covering your work for the year instead of a bond per permit. Ours is $100 flat. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
The annual performance bond is the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials and no credit section on this bond.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed municipal bonds like this issue right after purchase in most cases. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Ottawa County Road Commission
Your executed annual performance bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Road Commission. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Rather than a bond per permit, the Ottawa County Road Commission lets contractors who regularly work in county road right-of-way post a single annual performance bond that covers their work for the year. It is a blanket guarantee of your right-of-way restoration and permit compliance across the term.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Ottawa County Road Commission (the obligee). If your work damages a county road or the restoration fails and you don't make it right, the Road Commission can recover against the $5,000 bond.
This bond renews on the Road Commission’s statutory year-end date (December 31), so the term you select sets the price — and a multi-year term keeps you continuously bonded. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond's application doesn't have one. The bond renews on the Road Commission's statutory 12/31 date.
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Ottawa County annual bond, issued today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.