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Bremerton right-of-way performance bonds.
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Work in a public right-of-way in Bremerton, Washington needs a use permit and a performance deposit of at least 150% of the estimated value of the work plus the cost to restore existing improvements. A surety bond is one accepted way to post it. A surety specialist returns your price, usually within one business day.
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Bremerton holds the performance deposit before your right-of-way work goes ahead and keeps it until the work is accepted. Here is the whole process, from quote to permit:
Send us the project
Apply online with your business details, the bond amount the City set, the contractor name, the project address and the expected completion date. There is no credit section and no SSN field on this application.
A surety specialist prices it
The City has already sized the deposit from the approved cost estimate, so the review is about the project and the amount, not about re-estimating your work. A specialist confirms your exact premium and sends it back for approval.
Pay, e-sign & file with Public Works
Once you accept the quote and pay, the executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Engineering Division of the Department of Public Works and Utilities with your right-of-way use permit. The City requires the instrument on a form acceptable to its Risk Manager, so send us the City’s form if one was issued to you.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Bremerton right-of-way bond guarantees
Bremerton controls private use of its streets, sidewalks and other public right-of-way through Chapter 11.02 of the Bremerton Municipal Code. Section 11.02.060 makes it unlawful to make private use of any public right-of-way without first obtaining a right-of-way use permit from the City. Construction work falls under a Type B permit, which covers anything that alters the appearance of, or disturbs the surface or subsurface of, the right-of-way — boring and jacking, culverts, curb cuts and driveway approaches, curbs, gutters and sidewalks, drainage facilities, landscaping, paving, street trenching and utility installation — and the initial construction of improvements that must meet City standards.
Section 11.02.220 then requires a performance deposit to ensure the work conforms to the plans, specifications, standards, permit requirements and development guidelines. The minimum is 150% of the estimated value of the work and the estimated cost to restore existing improvements, as determined by the Director of Public Works and Utilities. The deposit may be cash, a non-revocable letter of credit, an assignment of funds, or a bond on a form acceptable to the City Risk Manager — but the City accepts a bond only for amounts over $1,000. The City’s current Design and Construction Standards restate the rule: for private development, performance and warranty deposits follow BMC 11.02.220, and the developer’s cost estimate must be prepared, stamped and itemized by an engineer licensed in Washington.
If the work is incomplete or defective, or existing improvements are damaged, the Director must give written notice stating what must be fixed and the time allowed before drawing on the deposit; if the work still is not done, the City uses the proceeds to complete it, and the issuer must pay City invoices within 45 days. It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and the City of Bremerton (the obligee). It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. The performance deposit is released only after a separate two-year warranty deposit is posted and acceptable record drawings are filed.
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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
Term and renewal are set in the underwriter's quote.
Keep the bond in force for as long as the obligation behind it runs.
How to file it
Pay, e-sign & file with Public Works. Once you accept the quote and pay, the executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Engineering Division of the Department of Public Works and Utilities with your right-of-way use permit. The City requires the instrument on a form acceptable to its Risk Manager, so send us the City’s form if one was issued to you.
What sets the price
This bond is underwritten: the premium is quoted from the bond amount and your financial picture, so there is no flat price to show.
One application, one specialist review.
These are the actual issuing fields — your business details, the bond amount the City set, the contractor name, the project address and the completion date. There is no credit section on this bond. Submit once and a surety specialist returns your exact price, typically within one business day. Free until your bond is issued.
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Get the Bremerton right-of-way bond off your permit checklist.
Send us the City’s bond amount, the project address and the completion date, and a surety specialist returns your price, typically within one business day. Free until issued.