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Harris County right of way bonds.
From $100.
Harris County requires a right-of-way bond before it issues a permit to excavate, bore, or build inside the county road right of way. The county's Engineering / Permits office sets the amount on your permit; pricing is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum — your exact price appears at the application.
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Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard right-of-way bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with Harris County. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount Harris County required, and the effective date — that is the application. No credit check up to $100,000.
Issued on the spot
Most applications approve instantly at the standard amount — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
File with the county permit office
Submit the executed bond with your Harris County right-of-way permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right-of-way bond guarantees
Harris County owns and maintains the road right of way — the strip of public land along county roads where utilities, driveways, and drainage live. Before it lets a contractor excavate, bore, or build in that right of way, the county requires a bond as a condition of the permit.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Harris County (the obligee). The bond guarantees you will restore the right of way to county standards, follow the permit conditions, and not leave the public road damaged or unsafe.
It is not insurance for you. If the county draws on the bond to repair work you left undone, you repay the surety. Contractors who backfill, repave, and close out their permits cleanly treat the bond as a permit formality.
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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 the county permit office. Submit the executed bond with your Harris County right-of-way permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county insists on them.
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 $100,000. 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 on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount Harris County set — the executed bond is generated for the standard amount, ready to file.
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Right-of-way bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount Harris County required and file the same day.