Rochester Hills permit bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
Rochester Hills requires anyone who excavates or opens its streets to first obtain a permit from the Department of Public Services, 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, and the application collects no credit information.
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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 entire application.
Issued on the spot
The application collects no credit information, so most permit bonds issue as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
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 the application collects no credit information.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued on the spot.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn’t collect one.
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From $100, soft pull only. Enter your amount and file with Public Services the same day.