Not in New York? Browse bonds by state
Rockland County right-of-way bonds.
Quote on review.
Any work in or beside a Rockland County road needs a road work permit from the County Superintendent of Highways, who may make a performance bond a condition of approval. The County decides, job by job, whether a bond is needed and how large it must be. A surety specialist returns your price, usually within one business day.
Trusted by industry leaders
Built around your county road work permit.
The Permits Division processes the application, an engineer reviews it, and the Superintendent approves it — with the bond on file when it is a condition. Here is the whole process:
Tell us the job and the amount
Apply online with your business details, the bond amount the County set, and a description of the work — the driveway, street connection, curbing, drainage or other work in the county right-of-way. There is no credit section and no SSN field on this application.
A surety specialist underwrites it
The County has already sized the bond to the work, so the review is about the project and the amount. A specialist confirms your exact premium and tells you up front if a large bond needs anything more.
Pay, e-sign & deposit with the County
Once you accept the quote and pay, the executed bond arrives by email with the power of attorney, naming the County of Rockland as obligee and ready to deposit with the Highway Department Permits Division. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Rockland County right-of-way bond guarantees
New York Highway Law § 136, apart from county road work and certain utility and railroad operations, bars any person, firm, corporation or municipality from building an entrance or connection to a county road, or placing any works, structure, crossing, wires, conduits or drainage, sewer or water pipes in the county road right-of-way, except under a work permit from the county superintendent. It also directs each county superintendent to adopt regulations that include a system of deposits of money or bonds guaranteeing the performance of the work.
Rockland County’s Highway Department sets its permit conditions in its Rules and Regulations for Commercial, Industrial, Residential and Subdivision Development. Paragraph 14 of the General Conditions lets the County Highway Superintendent require, as a condition of permit approval, that a performance bond or other surety be deposited with the County to guarantee the proper performance of all work affecting a County Road or facility. The bond backs your other promises under the permit: repairing any damage to the road or drainage system at your expense (¶ 6), protecting traffic throughout construction (¶ 7), and finishing or fixing unsatisfactory work within ten days of written notice — failing which the County may do it at your expense (¶ 9).
Paragraph 15 offers a shortcut for developers already bonding a project with a Town or Village: with that municipality’s consent, the County’s share can be written into the local bond, which must state that the County’s interest is covered and cannot be released without the County Superintendent’s consent. Work that disturbs the road surface or drainage system may also need a separate Road Opening Permit (¶ 13) — confirm its terms with the Permits Division. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays the County, you repay the surety.
You need this bond if you’re
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 & deposit with the County. Once you accept the quote and pay, the executed bond arrives by email with the power of attorney, naming the County of Rockland as obligee and ready to deposit with the Highway Department Permits Division. 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 the County set, and a description of the work. 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.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other New York bonds.
Requirements checked on the carrier’s application, . Page updated .
Get the county bond off your permit checklist.
Tell us the amount and the work, and a surety specialist returns your price, typically within one business day. Free until issued.