Forest Grove right-of-way bonds.
From $100.
Before you build, excavate, or install improvements in a City of Forest Grove right-of-way, City Code § 151.049 requires a one-year performance bond equal to the city's estimate of the construction improvements, but never less than $5,000. Premiums cost 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and no credit check up to $5,000.
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How much does a Forest Grove right-of-way bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No long underwriting queue for the standard right-of-way performance bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the city. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the work described on your excavation/deposit permit, and the bond amount the city estimated ($5,000 minimum) — no credit check up to $5,000.
Approved
Most Forest Grove right-of-way bonds clear quickly. Larger amounts may get a brief review before your 1%-of-amount premium, $100 minimum, is finalized.
File with the City
Your executed one-year bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the city ahead of your permitted work. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Forest Grove right-of-way bond actually guarantees
Forest Grove requires anyone doing excavation or deposit work that affects public property — streets, sidewalks, and utility easements — to secure a right-of-way permit bond before starting. Under City Code § 151.049, the applicant must furnish cash, a certified check, or a one-year performance bond equal to the amount of the construction improvements within the right-of-way, as estimated by the city, but never less than $5,000.
The bond names the City of Forest Grove as obligee and backs your promise to complete the permitted work safely and to city standard, and to restore any disturbed public area to its original condition. If the work is left unfinished, defective, or the right-of-way isn't properly restored, the city can draw on the bond to complete or correct it.
The one-year surety period starts once the work covered by the permit is accepted by the city, not when the permit is issued — so the bond stays live through your construction and the city's final acceptance. Enter the amount the city estimated for your improvements (or the $5,000 statutory floor, if higher); we price it from a $100 minimum. No credit check up to $5,000.
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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. Your executed one-year bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the city ahead of your permitted work. 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 $5,000. 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, no credit check up to $5,000.
Submit the application with the work described on your excavation/deposit permit and the bond amount the city estimated ($5,000 minimum). No credit check up to $5,000.
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Premiums from $100. Enter your city-estimated amount ($5,000 minimum) and file with Forest Grove today.