Smithville ROW performance bonds.
$500 flat.
The City of Smithville, Missouri requires a $25,000 right-of-way performance and maintenance bond for work in the public right of way. Ours is $500 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, identical for everyone. One soft credit pull; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does a Smithville ROW performance bond cost?
$500 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to filed.
Your Smithville permit is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with Smithville
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your City of Smithville right-of-way permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the city insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Smithville, Missouri conditions work in the public right of way on a $25,000 performance and maintenance bond. It is a two-part guarantee to the city: that you'll perform the right-of-way work correctly, and that you'll maintain and warrant the restoration for a set period after.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Smithville (the obligee). If you leave the right of way defective, fail to restore pavement and curb, or the restoration fails during the maintenance period, the city can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore the right of way to standard and hold up through the warranty period treat the bond as a permit formality.
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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 $25,000 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.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, October 8, in the year your term ends.
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
E-sign & file with Smithville. Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your City of Smithville right-of-way permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the city insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $500 at the $25,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it 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, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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$500 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.