Upper Arlington driveway & sidewalk bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Upper Arlington requires a $5,000 surety bond for contractors doing driveway, sidewalk, and curb work that affects the public right-of-way. Ours is $100 flat — the price our carrier's rate book sets for this bond, the same for every applicant. 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.
Municipal 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 fields, 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 of Upper Arlington
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Upper Arlington's Engineering / Public Service department to pull your right-of-way permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
An Upper Arlington driveway and sidewalk bond is a restoration and workmanship guarantee to the City of Upper Arlington. Driveway, sidewalk, curb, and apron work touches the public right-of-way, and the city wants a backstop that the work is done to code and the right-of-way is restored.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Upper Arlington (the obligee), with the city and the public as the protected parties. If a sidewalk or driveway apron is left non-compliant, or public property is damaged and not restored, 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 pour to spec and restore the right-of-way treat the bond as a permit formality.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit fields, because this application doesn't collect any.
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Finish your Upper Arlington permit today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.