St. Clair Shores right-of-way bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of St. Clair Shores requires a $1,000 surety bond before you work in its public right-of-way — opening pavement, running utilities, or doing curb-and-gutter work. Ours is $100 flat, the price our carrier's rate book sets for this bond. 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.
Municipal right-of-way bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, and the application collects no credit information.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount municipal bonds like this issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with St. Clair Shores
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of St. Clair Shores' Engineering department alongside your right-of-way permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A right-of-way bond is a restoration and compliance guarantee to the City of St. Clair Shores. When you work in the public right-of-way — the strip of City land along the street — the City wants a financial backstop that you'll restore it to City standard and follow the conditions of your ROW permit.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of St. Clair Shores (the obligee). If you damage the right-of-way, fail to restore it, or violate permit conditions, the City can recover its costs against the bond up to $1,000.
The bond stays active while you hold the ROW privilege. Let it lapse and the City can pull your permit — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $1,000 filing continuous.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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Pull your St. Clair Shores ROW permit today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.