City of Stow ROW bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Stow requires a $10,000 right-of-way bond before a contractor opens a street, sidewalk, or right of way in the city — filed with the Stow Engineering Department. Ours is $100 flat, issued instantly. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Right-of-way 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 section.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed 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 Stow Engineering Department
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Stow right-of-way permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Stow requires excavating contractors to post a $10,000 right-of-way bond with its Engineering Department before opening or working in a public street, sidewalk, or right of way. It is a public-property restoration guarantee: it stands behind your obligation to restore the right of way to the city's satisfaction after the job.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Stow (the obligee). If you damage city pavement or fail to restore the right of way properly, the city can recover its costs against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who backfill, repave, and pass inspection treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information, because this bond doesn't need any.
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Finish your Stow permit today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.