Parma street opening bonds.
$275. Five minutes.

The City of Parma requires a $5,000 bond to pull a street opening permit — when you cut, excavate, or open a city street or right-of-way. Ours is $275 flat — 3% of $5,000 is $150, so this lands at our $275 minimum. The application is five minutes.

Required for a Parma street opening permit to cut or excavate a city street
Fixed amount, fixed price — $5,000 bond, $275, no quote process
Multi-year terms available — set it up once and forget it for up to 3 years
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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

Street opening permit bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:

NOW · 5 MINUTES

Apply online

Business details, the street opening permit location, and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with the City of Parma

Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your street opening permit at the City of Parma's engineering / public service department. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

The whole pricing page.

$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, below our $275 minimum, so $275 one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.

1-year term
$275
2-year term
$550
3-year term
$825
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

A street opening permit bond is a right-of-way restoration guarantee. When you open, cut, or excavate a City of Parma street to lay a utility line, make a tap, or do other work, the City wants assurance the pavement and right-of-way are properly restored.

It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Parma (the obligee). If you fail to backfill, repave, or restore the street to the City's specifications, the City can recover the cost of doing it against the $5,000 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.

City of Parma — Street Opening PermitThe City of Parma, Ohio requires a surety bond as a condition of a street opening permit; the $5,000 bond amount and terms are set by the City. We did not locate a published codified-ordinance section number online and have not invented one — confirm the exact code reference and filing details with the City of Parma's engineering or public service department.

You need this bond if you are

Pulling a street opening permit from the City of Parma
A utility or excavation contractor cutting a Parma street or right-of-way
Making a tap or connection that requires opening the pavement
A contractor adding Parma to your registered jurisdictions

Five minutes. The whole thing.

These are the actual issuing fields, including the permit location — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.

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FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

How much is the Parma street opening bond? +
The premium is $275 — our flat minimum. The bond amount is fixed at $5,000 by the City, and 3% of $5,000 is only $150, which falls below our $275 minimum, so $275 is the price for everyone.
Do I pay the $5,000? +
No. You pay $275. The $5,000 is the surety's maximum liability if a valid claim is made against the bond — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
How fast will I have the bond? +
Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase — many finish the application and have the bond in the same sitting. At most, 1–2 business days.
Is there a credit check? +
Not on this bond — the application has no credit section at all. Small fixed-amount municipal bonds like this one don't need one.
When does it renew? +
You can buy a 1, 2, or 3-year term; we send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out, with autopay available, so your permit standing never lapses over a missed email.
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Pull your Parma permit today.

$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.

Your premium @ 3%$275
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