City of Memphis right-of-way bonds.
Flat 3%. Five minutes.
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. We write it at a flat 3% of the bond amount the City sets on your permit, with a $275 minimum — the application is five minutes.
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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's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
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.
The whole pricing page.
Bond amount × 3% = premium, $275 minimum. Enter the amount Memphis put on your permit and the price is instant.
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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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Pull your Memphis permit today.
Flat 3%, $275 minimum, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.