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 check.
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How much does an Upper Arlington driveway & sidewalk bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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 is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Right-of-way bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
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.
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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 $5,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, in the year your term ends.
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 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 sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Finish your Upper Arlington permit today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.