Right of Way Performance ($10,000) MAIL Bond - Municipality of Anchorage in Alaska

Brief Summary

Anchorage's Right of Way Section issues permits only to utility employees and ROW bonded contractors. If your company is not bonded, the permit desk will not hand you a permit, no matter how complete your plans are. Posting the $10,000 bond once puts you on the bonded list so you can pull permits for driveway, utility, sidewalk and street work in municipal rights of way.

Contractors who want right of way permits from the Municipality of Anchorage must first be ROW bonded with the Development Services Department, Right of Way Section. The listing amount for this performance bond is $10,000. It guarantees that work in municipal streets, sidewalks and easements meets municipal standards and that damaged public property is repaired.

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How to Apply for a Right of Way Performance ($10,000) MAIL Bond:

• Contact the Right of Way Section to confirm the current bond form and amount before ordering the bond.
• Apply for the $10,000 bond in the company's exact legal name.
• Pay the premium and have the bond signed by the surety's attorney in fact and your authorized officer.
• Mail or deliver the original bond to the Right of Way Section, 4700 Elmore Road, Anchorage, AK 99507.
• File a Company Information form naming the people authorized to sign for permits.
• Submit each Right of Way permit application with site plans and any required Traffic Control Plan.

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No bond, no permit

The Municipality's own permit guidelines say Right of Way staff will issue permits only to authorized employees of utility companies, or to ROW bonded contractors and their authorized representatives. Property owners and utilities have their own paths, but a contractor applying for a permit in its own name has to be bonded first. Once bonded, the company keeps a Company Information form on file listing who may sign for permits, and can update it to add or remove signers.

What the bond guarantees

Right of way permits cover work inside dedicated public places such as streets, alleys, sidewalks, planting strips, bike paths and public easements. The Right of Way Section enforces Anchorage Municipal Code Title 24, Streets and Rights of Way, and inspects work done under a permit. The performance bond, payable to the Municipality of Anchorage, backs the contractor's promise to perform that work to municipal standards and specifications and to restore public property it damages. If a contractor walks away from a trench or leaves a damaged curb, the Municipality can look to the bond for the cost of the repair.

Amount and filing

The listing amount is $10,000. Because the Municipality does not post the bond amount or bond form on its permit page, confirm the current form and filing steps with the Right of Way Section before the bond is issued. The original signed bond is typically delivered or mailed to the Right of Way Section at 4700 Elmore Road, Anchorage, AK 99507. Questions go to 907-343-8240 or MOAROWrequests@muni.org.

Permit costs are separate

The bond does not cover permit fees. The current Right of Way page lists a basic minimum permit fee of $135 plus any lane closure fee for rental permits, with monthly rental at $0.75 per square foot in an improved public place and $0.50 per square foot outside one. Encroachment permits carry a separate $120 nonrefundable application fee.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Alaska Right of Way Performance ($10,000) MAIL Bond:

• Municipality of Anchorage named as obligee.
• Bond amount of $10,000 per the listing.
• Original bond on file with the Right of Way Section before permits are issued.
• Bond kept in force for as long as you pull right of way permits.
• Premium set by the surety based on the company's credit and history.

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