Washington County ROW permit bonds.
From $100.
Washington County’s Department of Land Use and Transportation requires a performance bond naming the County as obligee before it issues a right-of-way permit for construction in a public or county road, sidewalk, shoulder or ditch. The County sets the bond amount for each permit; premiums cost 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Washington County ROW permit 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 permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the County. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the entity type, the bond amount Washington County set on your permit, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued
No credit check up to $100,000. Larger amounts may get a brief review.
File with LUT
Submit the executed bond to Washington County’s Department of Land Use and Transportation to complete your right-of-way permit. The permit itself is valid for one year from issuance.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right-of-way permit bond actually guarantees
A Washington County right-of-way permit is required for construction or other work in a public or county road right-of-way — in the roadway itself, along the sidewalk, on the shoulder, or in the ditch — for things like utility installations, driveway approaches, sidewalks, dust control, bus shelters, and similar work. The Department of Land Use and Transportation (LUT), acting under authority of the Board of County Commissioners, issues the permit and can require a performance bond as a condition of it.
The bond is a performance guarantee, not insurance for you. Washington County is the obligee; you (the permittee) are the principal. If you fail to complete the permitted work or fail to restore the right-of-way to the condition LUT requires, the County can draw on the bond — on demand, certified by the LUT director — to cover the cost, and you indemnify the County against damage arising from the work. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
The County sets the bond amount for each permit rather than a single statutory figure — it is sized to the scope of your permitted work and the cost of restoring county property if it isn’t done. The underlying right-of-way permit is valid for one year from issuance, and permitted work carries a minimum one-year warranty after completion, during which the County may also require a cash deposit depending on the work. Enter the amount stated on your permit; we price the bond from a $100 minimum, and no credit check up to $100,000.
You need this bond if you are
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 LUT. Submit the executed bond to Washington County’s Department of Land Use and Transportation to complete your right-of-way permit. The permit itself is valid for one year from issuance.
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 instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields — your business details and the bond amount your Washington County permit requires. No credit check up to $100,000.
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Premiums from $100. Enter the amount Washington County set on your permit and file with LUT the same day.