Batavia right-of-way bonds.
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The City of Batavia lets you post a corporate surety bond in place of the cash restoration deposit on the Street Opening Permit required for any excavation, tunnel or pavement cut in a city street or right-of-way. The bond is at least 100% of the estimated cost of the work. A surety specialist returns your price, usually within one business day.
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How much does a Batavia right-of-way bond cost?
It is underwritten: the premium is quoted from the bond amount and your financial picture, so there is no flat price to show.
Built around your Batavia Street Opening Permit.
The Bureau of Maintenance issues the permit once the application, the fee, the bond (or cash deposit) and the insurance certificate are in. Here is the whole process:
Tell us the job and the amount
Apply online with your business details, the bond amount — at least the estimated cost of the work you list on the City’s permit form — and whether this bond covers one opening or a year of openings. There is no credit section and no SSN field on this application.
A surety specialist underwrites it
Because the penal sum tracks your job estimate, the review is about the work, the amount and the term. A specialist confirms your exact premium and tells you up front if anything more is needed.
Pay, e-sign & attach it to your permit
Once you accept the quote and pay, the executed bond arrives by email with the power of attorney, naming the City of Batavia as obligee. Enter its amount and expiration date on the Street Opening Permit application and file it with the Bureau of Maintenance, 147 Walnut Street, alongside your insurance certificate. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Batavia right-of-way bond guarantees
Section 159-11 of the Batavia City Code makes it unlawful to make any opening in any street without first securing a permit from the Director of Public Works or his designee. The Code defines a street broadly — a public street, public right-of-way, highway, sidewalk, parkway, alley, parking lot or any other public way the City accepts or maintains — and a street opening as any kind of excavation, tunneling or pavement cut made in or under it. A separate, non-transferable permit is issued for each location, and the application describes the location, kind and size of the opening and how long the work will take.
When the permit issues, § 159-11 E(1) requires the permittee to deposit with the City an amount equivalent to the estimated cost of the restoration work, as the Director determines. Section 159-11 E(2) is where this bond comes in: in lieu of that deposit, an applicant may furnish an acceptable corporate surety bond guaranteeing faithful performance of the work, on the condition that 10% of the bond stays in effect through the maintenance guarantee period. A permittee that expects more than one permit a year may instead post one bond, in an amount the Director sets from the estimated cost of its street openings over a one-year period. Under Chapter 111, § 111-4, required bonds are subject to the approval of the City Attorney and evidence of the bond is filed with the Clerk-Treasurer before the permit issues.
Restoration is where claims come from. Under § 159-11 D, you restore the opening to the Director’s specifications and maintain the restoration site for two years after the Director’s tentative approval. If the Director finds the restoration was not properly completed, § 159-11 G has the City give written notice to you and the surety, stating the work, its estimated cost and the time allowed — and the surety must then either have the work done or indemnify the City for its cost. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety.
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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 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
Term and renewal are set in the underwriter's quote.
Keep the bond in force for as long as the obligation behind it runs.
How to file it
Pay, e-sign & attach it to your permit. Once you accept the quote and pay, the executed bond arrives by email with the power of attorney, naming the City of Batavia as obligee. Enter its amount and expiration date on the Street Opening Permit application and file it with the Bureau of Maintenance, 147 Walnut Street, alongside your insurance certificate. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
This bond is underwritten: the premium is quoted from the bond amount and your financial picture, so there is no flat price to show.
One application, one underwriting review.
These are the actual issuing fields — your business details, the bond amount, and whether the bond covers one permit or a year of street openings. There is no credit section. Submit once and a surety specialist returns your exact price, typically within one business day. Free until your bond is issued.
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Get the Batavia bond off your permit checklist.
Tell us the estimated cost of the work and whether you need a single-permit or annual bond, and a surety specialist returns your price, typically within one business day. Free until issued.