City of Minneapolis right of way bonds.
From $100.
Before you cut a street, open a trench, or otherwise work in the public right of way in Minneapolis, the City of Minneapolis Public Works department requires a surety bond tied to your right-of-way or excavation permit. The City sets the amount; the premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — your exact price appears at the application.
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How much does a City of Minneapolis right of way bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Apply to permit-ready in one sitting.
No broker phone tag for a right-of-way bond — enter your amount. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount Public Works set, and the effective date. That is the application.
Approved
Approved as soon as you apply. There is no underwriting queue.
File with the City of Minneapolis
Receive the executed bond ready to file with your right-of-way or excavation permit at Minneapolis Public Works. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right of way bond actually guarantees
The City of Minneapolis manages its streets, sidewalks, alleys, and boulevards as public right of way through its Public Works department. Anyone excavating or obstructing that right of way — utility contractors, excavators, pavers, house movers — works under a City permit, and the City conditions that permit on a surety bond.
The bond is a restoration-and-compliance guarantee running to the City: it stands behind your obligation to restore the pavement, sidewalk, and boulevard you disturb to City standards, to follow the permit conditions, and to leave the right of way whole. If you don't, the City can recover its repair costs against the bond.
It's a three-party arrangement — you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Minneapolis (the obligee). It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore cleanly treat the bond as a permit formality.
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 City of Minneapolis. Receive the executed bond ready to file with your right-of-way or excavation permit at Minneapolis Public Works. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% 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 instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields. Enter the amount the City set and submit.
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Enter the amount Public Works set and file with your permit.