Lee's Summit ROW permit bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Lee's Summit requires a $5,000 right-of-way permit bond before you perform any work in its public rights of way. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Lee's Summit ROW permit bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Right-of-way permit bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. No credit check. Most applications approve instantly.
Reviewed & approved
Small fixed-amount permit bonds like this clear quickly; if an underwriter needs anything, you hear back within 48 hours.
File with the City of Lee's Summit
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Lee's Summit right-of-way permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the ROW bond actually guarantees
The City of Lee's Summit controls its public streets, sidewalks, and utility right-of-way, and conditions a right-of-way permit on a $5,000 surety bond. The bond is required before you perform any work in the City's rights of way — an excavation, a utility trench, a sidewalk improvement.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Lee's Summit (the obligee). The bond guarantees that the permitted work is completed properly and that the right-of-way is restored to City standards. If you fail to, the City can recover against the bond to make the necessary repairs.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a City claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who backfill, repave, and restore to standard 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 $5,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 Lee's Summit. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Lee's Summit right-of-way permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields. No credit check, and your bond is typically issued fast.
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Lee's Summit ROW bond, issued today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.