Rahway street opening bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
The City of Rahway, New Jersey requires a surety bond before it issues a street opening permit to cut, excavate, or restore a city street. The city sets the amount; we issue it at a flat 3%, $275 minimum, with no credit check — enter the figure on your permit packet and the premium updates.
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No underwriting queue for a standard street opening bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City Engineer. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, a description and location of the work, 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 Rahway
Submit the executed bond with your Rahway street opening permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the city insists on them.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure the City of Rahway required and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Rahway street opening bond actually guarantees
When a contractor opens or excavates a city street — for a utility tie-in, a service connection, or a road repair — the City of Rahway conditions the street opening permit on a surety bond. The bond is a restoration guarantee: it stands behind your duty to backfill, repave, and restore the street to the city's specifications.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the City of Rahway (the obligee). If a contractor leaves a cut unrestored, the pavement fails, or the work is abandoned, the city can recover against the bond to restore the street.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore their cuts and close out their permits treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk. We issue the amount the city 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 Rahway set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the City Engineer.
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Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the city required and file the same day.