Wellston right-of-way bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Wellston requires a $10,000 bond before you open or work in its public right-of-way. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the price you pay, the same for every contractor. 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 about 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 scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed right-of-way bonds like this are among the bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City of Wellston
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Wellston's right-of-way / street opening permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Wellston right-of-way bond is a guarantee to the City of Wellston that work you do in the public right-of-way — a street cut, a utility tap, a driveway apron, a sidewalk — gets completed and restored to the City's standards. Wellston wants a financial backstop before it lets you disturb a public street or curb.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Wellston (the obligee). If you abandon the work or leave a substandard patch, the City can recover against the bond to finish or repair it.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. Contractors who complete and restore their work properly 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.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.