Kennewick utility & street bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
The City of Kennewick requires a surety bond before you build utilities or do street construction in its public right-of-way. The City sets the amount on your permit; pricing is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and your exact price appears at the application.
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No underwriting queue for the standard municipal permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount the City required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
Most applications approve instantly — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
File with the City of Kennewick
Submit the executed bond with your permit application to the City of Kennewick Public Works / Engineering division. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Kennewick bond actually covers
When you cut into a Kennewick street, lay utilities, or work in the public right-of-way, the City of Kennewick conditions the permit on a surety bond. The bond guarantees you will complete the work to City standards and restore the right-of-way to its prior condition.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the City of Kennewick (the obligee). If you abandon the work, leave the street unrestored, or damage City facilities, the City can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. Contractors who finish the work and restore the right-of-way treat the bond as a permit formality. The amount is set by the City; pricing starts from $100, and the application collects no credit information at the standard amount.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the City of Kennewick set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the City required and file the same day.