Bellingham street obstruction bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Bellingham requires a fixed $5,000 bond before it will issue a street obstruction permit for work in its right of way. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. 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 about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials and no credit section for this bond.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount permit bonds like this are among the bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City of Bellingham
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Bellingham street obstruction permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the street obstruction bond covers
When you obstruct a street, lane, or sidewalk in the City of Bellingham — staging, trenching, or blocking the right of way — the City conditions the permit on a $5,000 surety bond. The bond is a public-protection guarantee that you will keep the right of way safe and restore it to City standards.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Bellingham (the obligee). If you leave a hazard or fail to restore the right of way, the City can recover its cost against the $5,000 bond.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. Contractors who clean up and restore properly treat the bond as a permit formality. We issue the $5,000 amount at $100 flat, with no credit fields on this bond.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.