Mentor right-of-way bonds.
$300. Five minutes.
The City of Mentor requires a $10,000 surety bond from contractors working in the public right of way — including sewer work — filed with its Building & Engineering Department on Mentor’s own bond form. Ours is $300 flat — exactly 3% of the bond amount, the same for every contractor.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Local permit bonds are 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 check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Building & Engineering
Your executed bond on Mentor’s surety bond form arrives by email, ready to file with your right-of-way permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
When a contractor opens, cuts, or works in the City of Mentor’s public right of way — streets, terraces, and sewer connections — the city requires a $10,000 surety bond, filed with the Building & Engineering Department on Mentor’s own bond form. It's a restoration-and-compliance guarantee that you'll restore the right of way and follow Mentor’s codes and ordinances.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the City of Mentor (the obligee), with the public protected. If you damage city property, leave a restoration incomplete, or violate permit conditions, the city can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The Mentor bond expires December 31 each year, so we track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out to keep your $10,000 filing continuous.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
How much is the Mentor right-of-way bond? +
Do I pay the $10,000? +
Does this cover sewer work? +
When does the bond expire? +
Is there a credit check? +
Other New York bonds.
Get your Mentor right-of-way permit moving.
$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.