City of Worthington ROW bonds.
From $100.
The bond the City of Worthington requires before it issues a right-of-way permit to work in city streets, sidewalks, or rights-of-way. The city's Service & Engineering department sets the amount based on your work — pricing is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Your exact price appears at the application, which collects no credit check up to $100,000.
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How much does a City of Worthington ROW bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for a standard ROW permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the city. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, a description of the work in the right-of-way, the bond amount the city set, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
File with the City of Worthington
Submit the executed bond with your right-of-way permit application to Worthington's Service & Engineering department. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the ROW permit bond actually covers
When you open a cut, bore, or otherwise work in the City of Worthington's public right-of-way — streets, sidewalks, tree lawns, or utility strips — the city requires a permit and a surety bond before you start. The bond is a restoration-and-compliance guarantee: it stands behind your obligation to restore the right-of-way to city standards and to follow the permit conditions.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Worthington (the obligee). If you fail to restore the right-of-way, leave a hazard, or abandon the work, the city can complete the restoration and recover its cost against the bond.
We issue the amount the city set on your permit. Pricing is 1% of that amount, with a $100 minimum; no credit check up to $100,000. If the city requires a specific bond form, send it to us and we issue on that form.
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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 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
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 Worthington. Submit the executed bond with your right-of-way permit application to Worthington's Service & Engineering department. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the City of Worthington set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
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ROW permit bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the city required and see your exact price, then file the same day.