North Carolina DOT encroachment bonds, form R/W 16.
From $100.
The performance and indemnity bond NCDOT can require before an installation in a highway right-of-way, filed by the second-party encroaching applicant on form R/W 16 — the property owner or utility, rather than the contractor. Pricing starts from $100, and no credit check up to $50,000.
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How much does a North Carolina DOT encroachment bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard encroachment bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the NCDOT encroachment agreement. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount NCDOT required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $50,000. Above $50,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with NCDOT
Submit the executed R/W 16 with your encroachment agreement to the NCDOT division or Utilities Unit handling the permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the encroachment bond actually covers
When you place an installation within a North Carolina highway right-of-way, NCDOT requires an encroachment agreement and can require a performance and indemnity bond as a condition of it. The bond indemnifies NCDOT for any damage to the right-of-way caused by the installation.
NCDOT does not dictate who posts the bond — the contractor or the encroaching party. This page is the second-party applicant's version, form R/W 16, filed when the encroaching owner or utility carries the bond directly rather than the contractor.
When the work is finished you request release; NCDOT inspects, and if the right-of-way is restored, the bond is released. If deficiencies remain unaddressed, NCDOT can call the bond, and if the surety pays you repay the surety. We issue the amount NCDOT set; pricing is variable and starts from $100, and no credit check up to $50,000.
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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
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
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 NCDOT. Submit the executed R/W 16 with your encroachment agreement to the NCDOT division or Utilities Unit handling the permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $50,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount NCDOT set — the executed R/W 16 is generated instantly, ready to file with your encroachment agreement. No credit check up to $50,000.
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Encroachment bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount NCDOT set and file the same day.