Albany street opening bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
Before you cut, excavate, or open a street or sidewalk in the City of Albany, the city requires a street-opening bond guaranteeing you restore the right-of-way. The city sets the amount with your permit — and we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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No underwriting queue for the standard street-opening bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the city. 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 Albany
Submit the executed bond with your street-opening permit application to the Albany Department of General Services. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure on your Albany permit and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the street-opening bond covers
When a contractor or utility cuts into a street, sidewalk, or other public right-of-way in the City of Albany, the city requires a street-opening permit and a bond standing behind the work. The bond guarantees you restore the pavement and right-of-way to city standards after the cut.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Albany (the obligee). If you leave a cut unrestored, settle a trench improperly, or damage city infrastructure and fail to repair it, the city can recover against the bond to make the restoration good.
It is not insurance for you — if the city draws on the bond, you repay the surety. Contractors who backfill, repave, and close out their permits cleanly treat the bond as a permit formality. Enter the amount the city set and we issue it 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 Albany set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
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Albany street-opening bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the city required and file the same day.