Hempstead right of way bonds.
$100 flat.
Before a contractor, utility, or homeowner cuts into a street, sidewalk, or other right-of-way in the Town of Hempstead, the Highway Department requires a road-opening permit and a $5,000 performance bond guaranteeing the restoration. Ours is $100 flat, the price you see is the checkout price. No credit check.
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How much does a Hempstead right of way bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue on a fixed-amount right-of-way bond. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, an effective date, and a term. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
This bond is checkout-priced at $100 flat, so it issues the moment you pay — your executed bond and power of attorney generate on the spot.
File with the Highway Department
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to submit with your road-opening permit application to the Town of Hempstead Highway Department. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right of way bond covers
Any work in a Town of Hempstead right-of-way — a road opening, a curb cut, a utility trench, a sidewalk or apron replacement — needs a permit from the Town of Hempstead Highway Department. Alongside the permit fee and $1,000,000 liability coverage, the Commissioner requires the applicant to post a $5,000 performance bond covering restoration of the highway, sidewalk, pavement, curb, or gutter.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Town of Hempstead (the obligee). If you leave a cut unrestored, backfill a trench improperly, or let a restoration fail within the warranty window, the Town can recover against the bond to make the repair good.
It is not insurance for you — if the Town draws on the bond, you repay the surety. Contractors who repave and close out permits cleanly treat it as a permit formality. Restoration work must hold up for a year after completion, so keep the bond continuously on file.
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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 $5,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Highway Department. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to submit with your road-opening permit application to the Town of Hempstead Highway Department. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — business details, an effective date, and a term. That is the entire application.
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