Gresham right-of-way bonds.
From $100.
A contractor or developer doing construction that inhibits or uses a public right-of-way in the City of Gresham needs a right-of-way permit from the city's Engineering Division and, unless the city waives it, a performance and completion bond naming the city as obligee. Premiums cost 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Gresham right-of-way bond cost?
2% 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 Engineering Division. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the construction described on your right-of-way permit, the bond amount the Engineering Division set, and a one-time credit consent that authorizes a soft pull only.
Approved
Most Gresham right-of-way bonds clear quickly — the soft pull informs approval and never affects your score. Larger amounts may get a brief review before your 2%-of-amount premium, $100 minimum, is finalized.
File with the Engineering Division
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to attach to your right-of-way permit. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Gresham right-of-way bond actually guarantees
Gresham's streets, sidewalks, and utility corridors are city property, regulated under the parks-and-streets provisions of the Gresham Revised Code. Any contractor or developer whose construction inhibits or uses a public right-of-way — road repairs, utility installation, sidewalk expansion, and similar infrastructure work — needs a right-of-way permit from the city's Engineering Division before starting.
As a condition of that permit, unless the permit itself waives it, the applicant furnishes a performance and completion bond: a financial guarantee between the contractor, the surety, and the City of Gresham that the permitted work will be completed in a timely manner and the public area restored to its condition before construction. The Engineering Division sizes the bond to its estimated cost of restoring the right-of-way once the work is done, with a margin to make sure the city is never left covering a shortfall.
If the city is not made whole after a contractor violation — unfinished work, a failed restoration, or damage the contractor won't repair — the city can file a claim on the bond. Enter the amount your right-of-way permit requires; we price it from a $100 minimum after a one-time soft pull that never affects your credit score.
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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 Engineering Division. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to attach to your right-of-way permit. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, then a quick review.
Submit the application with the construction described on your right-of-way permit and the bond amount the Engineering Division set. The application includes a credit consent that authorizes a soft pull only.
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Premiums from $100. Enter the amount the Engineering Division set and attach it to your permit today.