Orange County street opening bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
Before you cut, excavate, or open a county road or right-of-way in Orange County, the county requires a street-opening bond guaranteeing you restore the road. The County Department of Public Works sets the amount, pricing is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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No underwriting queue for the standard street-opening bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the county. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the county required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
Most applications approve instantly. If a check runs, it is a soft pull that never affects your score. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with Orange County
Submit the executed bond with your road-opening permit application to the Orange County Department of Public Works. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the street-opening bond covers
When a contractor or utility cuts into a county road or right-of-way in Orange County, the county requires a road-opening permit and a bond standing behind the work. The bond guarantees you restore the pavement and right-of-way to county standards after the cut.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Orange County (the obligee). If you leave a cut unrestored, settle a trench improperly, or damage county infrastructure and fail to repair it, the county can recover against the bond to make the restoration good.
It is not insurance for you — if the county draws on the bond, you repay the surety. Contractors who backfill and repave cleanly treat the bond as a permit formality. Enter the amount the county set pricing is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount Orange County set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
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Orange County street-opening bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the county required and file the same day.