Bowling Green ROW bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Bowling Green requires a $5,000 bond before a contractor excavates or opens its street right-of-way. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The application collects no credit information.
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Three steps. One sitting.
A right-of-way bond is about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Right-of-way bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the city
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with Bowling Green's engineering / public works department before you open the right-of-way. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A street right-of-way excavation bond is a public-property guarantee. When you open or excavate in the City of Bowling Green's right-of-way — for a utility line, a driveway cut, or a tap — the city wants a financial backstop that the street, curb, and public infrastructure are restored properly.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Bowling Green (the obligee). If you leave the right-of-way damaged, fail to restore the pavement, or violate the permit terms, the city can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore the right-of-way to spec treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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Bowling Green ROW bond, issued today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.