Port Washington street bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Port Washington requires a $2,000 bond for a street opening permit — when a contractor or utility cuts into a City street to reach a service line or main. Ours is $100 flat — the price our carrier's rate book sets for this bond, and the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal street-opening bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, and no credit section at all. Most applications approve instantly.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount municipal bonds like this issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City of Port Washington
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City of Port Washington Public Works department for your street opening permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Cutting into a Port Washington street — to reach a water or sewer service, a gas line, or a utility main — requires a street opening permit and a $2,000 bond. The bond is a public-protection guarantee that you'll backfill and repave the cut to City standards.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Port Washington (the obligee). If a patch settles or the cut is left unrestored, the City can recover repair costs against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore every street cut properly treat the bond as a permit formality.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Pull your Port Washington street permit today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.