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City of Panhandle right-of-way bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Panhandle requires a surety bond of $1,000 or 100% of the contract price, whichever is greater (Code § 3.712) before you cut, excavate, or work in its public right-of-way — streets, sidewalks, and utility easements. Our price is $100 flat, and no credit check.
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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 is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Panhandle
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your right-of-way permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
When you open the public right-of-way in the City of Panhandle — cutting pavement, trenching a utility, or working in a street or sidewalk easement — the city requires a surety bond as a condition of the permit. The bond guarantees you restore the right-of-way and follow the city's permit conditions.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Panhandle (the obligee). If you leave a defective patch, damage city property, or fail to restore the right-of-way, 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. At $1,000 the bond is small, the premium is $100 flat, and no credit check.
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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 $1,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 City of Panhandle. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your right-of-way permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $1,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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Panhandle right-of-way permit, one document away.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.