City of Memphis right-of-way bonds.
From $100.
The City of Memphis requires a right-of-way permit bond before a contractor or utility cuts, excavates, or obstructs a public street, sidewalk, or alley. Pricing starts from $100 and depends on the bond amount your permit sets — your exact price appears at the application, and priced at 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does a City of Memphis 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.
Right-of-way permit bonds are quick. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Enter the bond amount on your permit, the work location, and the permit number. That is the application. No credit check up to $50,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Pay & e-sign
Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with your permit
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Memphis right-of-way / street-cut permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A right-of-way permit bond is a restoration and compliance guarantee. When you open a Memphis street, sidewalk, or alley, the City wants assurance that you'll backfill, repave, and restore the right of way to City standards — and that the public is protected while the work is open.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Memphis (the obligee). If you abandon a cut, leave a hazard, or fail to restore the surface, the City can recover its repair costs against the bond.
The bond stays in force for the term of your permit. We track the dates and notify you 60 and 30 days out so a multi-job or annual right-of-way permit never lapses on you.
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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 your permit. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Memphis right-of-way / street-cut permit. Wet-ink original 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 $50,000. 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 issuing fields. No credit check up to $50,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
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From $100, no credit check up to $50,000, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.