Rochester Hills permit bonds.
From $100.
Rochester Hills requires a permit from the Department of Public Services to excavate or open its streets, and Chapter 94 of the City Code of Ordinances conditions that permit on posting a cash deposit or performance bond. The city ties the amount to the cost of the work; premiums cost 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Rochester Hills permit bond cost?
0.5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with Public Services. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the city set on your permit, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000, so most permit bonds issue as soon as you pay.
File with the Department of Public Services
Submit the executed bond with your excavation / street-opening permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the city insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the permit bond actually covers
Rochester Hills controls its streets, sidewalks, and public right-of-way under Chapter 94 (Streets, Sidewalks and Certain Other Public Places) of its Code of Ordinances. No one may excavate or open a city street without first obtaining a permit from the director, and under § 94-36(b), no permit is granted until the applicant posts a cash deposit or performance bond and files the required liability insurance.
The bond guarantees that you restore the street, sidewalk, or right-of-way to city standard once the excavation is complete — backfill, repave, and repair. If the work is left unrestored or fails, the city can recover against the bond to finish or repair it.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and the City of Rochester Hills (the obligee). It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Enter the amount the city set on your permit; premiums start from $100 and no credit check up to $100,000.
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 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.
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 Department of Public Services. Submit the executed bond with your excavation / street-opening permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the city insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check up to $100,000.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Clear your Rochester Hills permit condition today.
From $100, no credit check up to $100,000. Enter your amount and file with Public Services the same day.