Before you lay or repair cable, conduit, or pole lines in Fort Bend County right-of-way, the County Engineering Department requires a performance bond filed with your right-of-way permit. The County sets the amount; premiums start from $100, and your exact price appears at the application. Premiums are 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
















No underwriting queue for the standard right-of-way performance bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the County. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the bond amount the County set, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
No waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
Submit the original executed bond with a raised or digital seal to the Fort Bend County Engineering Department (301 Jackson St., Richmond) with your right-of-way permit. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
Anyone proposing to lay, construct, maintain, or repair cable, conduit, or pole lines in, under, across, or along the roads, streets, and drainage ditches of Fort Bend County applies for a right-of-way permit through the County Engineering Department. The County requires a performance bond filed before work begins.
The bond is a performance guarantee: it covers losses or damages if the construction is not completed according to the right-of-way permit, and protects the County-maintained roadway from harm the work causes. Fort Bend County lets contractors file either a per-project performance bond or a perpetual bond that covers ongoing work.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The County requires the bond as an original, fully executed document with a raised or digital seal. Enter the amount on your permit, and your price starts from $100; the application collects no credit information, and
Submit the application with the bond amount Fort Bend County set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →Premiums from $100. Enter the amount the County set and file the same day.