Kennewick permit & maintenance bonds.
From $100.
Before the City of Kennewick issues a permit for work in a public right-of-way, Kennewick Municipal Code 5.56.220 requires the contractor to file a performance and maintenance bond of $2,000, or 5% of the cost of the improvement, whichever is greater. Premiums are rated at 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Kennewick permit & maintenance bond cost?
0.5% of the bond amount, from $100 at the $2,000 minimum. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
Kennewick permit bonds are simple to issue. Enter your amount, pay, and file with Public Works. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount your permit requires, and the effective date. No financials, no credit check up to $100,000.
Pay & e-sign
No credit check up to $100,000, so most applicants approve instantly.
File with Public Works
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Deputy Director of Public Works before your permit issues. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Kennewick regulates work performed in its rights-of-way and public places under Chapter 5.56 of the Kennewick Municipal Code, Public Works Construction Standards. Before the city issues a permit, the contractor must file a performance and maintenance bond with the Deputy Director of Public Works.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Kennewick (the obligee), with the city and the traveling public as the protected parties. The bond secures your restoration of the street, alley, pavement, or other public place you disturb, and covers claims, damages, and expenses the city incurs from your work.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Under KMC 5.56.220, the amount is $2,000, or 5% of the cost of the improvement, whichever is greater, and the bond must stay valid for at least one year after the work is complete; KMC 5.56.230 requires you to increase the bond if 5% of your total permitted work later exceeds it.
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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 Public Works. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Deputy Director of Public Works before your permit issues. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.5% 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 instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check up to $100,000.
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Get your Kennewick permit bond filed today.
Rated at 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, no credit check up to $100,000. Free until issued.