Raleigh work in public streets bonds.
From $100.
The City of Raleigh requires a work in public streets bond before a contractor or utility cuts, excavates, or works in city streets and right-of-way. The city sets the amount — enter it and see your price — this bond is priced at 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum premium. No credit check up to $100,000.
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How much does a Raleigh work in public streets 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 street work bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City of Raleigh. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the City of Raleigh required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
File with the City of Raleigh
Submit the executed bond to the City of Raleigh to satisfy your street-cut or right-of-way permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the city insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the work in public streets bond covers
The City of Raleigh controls its streets and public right-of-way through its Public Works / right-of-way permitting. Before you cut pavement, excavate, or work in a city street, Raleigh requires a bond that stands behind restoring the street and right-of-way to city standards.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Raleigh (the obligee). If you damage the right-of-way, fail to restore a street cut, or leave work that harms the public, the city can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the City of Raleigh set, at the price shown at application — no credit check up to $100,000 required — on the bond form the city names.
You need this bond if you are
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 the City of Raleigh. Submit the executed bond to the City of Raleigh to satisfy your street-cut or right-of-way permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the city 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 $100,000. 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 the City of Raleigh set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Raleigh street work bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the city required and file the same day.