City of Puyallup right of way performance bonds.
From $100.
The City of Puyallup, in Pierce County, requires a right-of-way performance bond to guarantee that work in the public right of way is completed to the City's standards. The bond is filed with the City's Public Works / Development & Permitting. Pricing is 2% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does a City of Puyallup right of way performance bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
Right-of-way performance bonds move quickly. Here's the process:
Apply online
Business details, the bond amount the City requires, and an effective date. The form includes a short credit-authorization checkbox — a soft pull only.
Soft pull & e-sign
We run a soft credit check to confirm your rate — no hard inquiry, no score impact. Then you pay and e-sign.
File with Public Works
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Puyallup. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A right-of-way performance bond is a completion guarantee. When you excavate, run a utility, or do street work in a Puyallup right of way, the City wants a financial backstop that the work gets finished to its standards and the right of way is restored.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Puyallup (the obligee). If the work is left incomplete or the right of way isn't restored and you don't make it right, the City can recover against the bond.
The bond stays in place until the City accepts the work. We track expirations and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out so your obligation to the City stays covered.
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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 City of Puyallup. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, one soft pull.
These are the actual issuing fields, including the short credit-authorization checkbox. The pull is soft — it never shows as a hard inquiry.
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Get your Puyallup right-of-way bond today.
Pricing starts from $100, short application, soft credit pull only. Free until issued.