Clifton street opening bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
Before you open a city street, the City of Clifton Engineering Department requires a street opening permit bond. It guarantees you restore the pavement and right-of-way to Clifton’s standard after your work. We issue the amount the city sets at a flat 3%, $275 minimum, with no credit check.
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Apply to filed in one sitting.
No underwriting queue for a city street-opening bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with your permit. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the city required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with the City of Clifton
Submit the executed bond with your street-opening permit application to the Clifton Engineering Department. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the city insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure on your Clifton permit and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the street opening bond actually guarantees
A street opening permit bond is a restoration guarantee to the city. When you open a Clifton street to install a utility lateral, a driveway apron, or a connection, the City of Clifton wants assurance that the street, curb, and right-of-way are restored to its standard — and that the patch holds through the warranty period.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Clifton (the obligee). If you leave an opening unrestored or the restoration fails, the city can recover its repair cost against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the city, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore cleanly and pass inspection treat it as a permit formality. We issue the amount Clifton set, at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the City of Clifton set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
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Street opening bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount Clifton required and file the same day.