Washington utility accommodation bonds.
From $100.
When a utility installs infrastructure in the state highway right of way, WSDOT issues a franchise or permit and can require a surety bond to back the utility’s obligations. WSDOT sets the amount: blanket bonds run a $10,000 minimum, and an individual bond may be required for specific work. Pricing starts from $100.
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How much does a Washington utility accommodation bond cost?
0.775% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard utility bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with WSDOT. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount WSDOT required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Approved fast
No credit check up to $100,000 — most applications approve instantly.
File with WSDOT
Submit the executed bond with your utility-accommodation franchise or permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the utility bond actually covers
A utility that installs lines, pipes, or other infrastructure within a state highway right of way needs a utility-accommodation franchise or permit from WSDOT. WSDOT can require a surety instrument so it has a means of recovering costs if the utility does not meet the general and special provisions of the accommodation.
The security can be an individual bond for a single installation or a blanket bond covering a utility’s ongoing work — and WSDOT may require an individual bond to supplement a blanket bond for particular work. Blanket bonds carry a $10,000 minimum; individual bond amounts are set by WSDOT to the proposed work.
The bond stands behind your obligation to install, restore, and maintain the work to WSDOT’s requirements — if you fail and WSDOT incurs cost, it can recover against the bond, and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the amount WSDOT named, priced from $100 with no credit check up to $100,000 in the application.
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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 WSDOT. Submit the executed bond with your utility-accommodation franchise or permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.775% 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 on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount WSDOT required — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your franchise or permit.
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Utility accommodation bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount WSDOT required and file the same day.