Franklin County ROW bonds.
1% of your amount, $100 min.
The Franklin County Engineer's Office requires a right-of-way bond before a contractor works in the county road right of way. This is the single-job version — sized to one permit. The Engineer sets the amount; the premium is 1% of that bond amount, with a $100 minimum. Your exact price appears at the application.
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How much does a Franklin County ROW 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 right-of-way bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the County Engineer. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Engineer required, and the effective date — that is the application. No credit check up to $50,000.
Issued on the spot
Most applicants are approved and issued instantly on payment.
File with the Franklin County Engineer's Office
Submit the executed bond on the Engineer-approved form with your right-of-way permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right-of-way bond actually covers
Under Ohio Revised Code 5589.10, anyone who works in or places anything within a county road right of way must first get a permit from the road authority — in this case the Franklin County Engineer's Office. The Engineer conditions that permit on a surety bond.
This is the single-job bond: it covers one permit or one job, sized to the cost of restoring the right of way you disturb. The bond is a public-property restoration guarantee — it protects the county and the public by ensuring you restore the road, berm, and right of way to their original condition.
All bonds must be on a form approved by the Franklin County Engineer. The premium is 1% of the amount the Engineer set, with a $100 minimum — no credit check up to $50,000. If you run multiple jobs a year, the annual blanket version usually costs less per job.
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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 the Franklin County Engineer's Office. Submit the executed bond on the Engineer-approved form with your right-of-way permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office 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 the County Engineer set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Right-of-way bond, issued today.
1% of the amount with a $100 minimum. Enter the amount the Engineer required and file the same day.