City of Austin ROW bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Austin requires every right-of-way contractor to file a $10,000 bond as a condition of its Right-of-Way Contractor License. Ours is $100 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, the same for every contractor, and it's the price you see at checkout. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Right-of-way permit bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
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 Austin Transportation and Public Works
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to submit with your Right-of-Way Contractor License application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Austin licenses contractors who work in the public right-of-way through its Transportation and Public Works department. The $10,000 bond is a public-property restoration guarantee: it stands behind your obligation to repair pavement, sidewalks, and other City property you disturb, and to remove your equipment, fencing, and barriers when the work is done.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the City of Austin (the obligee). If a contractor leaves the right-of-way damaged or fails to restore it, the City can recover its repair costs against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore the right-of-way they disturb treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk. The bond must stay active for the life of your ROW license, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond's application doesn't collect credit information.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.