Right of Way Permit Bond - Town of Winter Park, CO in Colorado

Brief Summary

Winter Park's bond is 110% of your own cost estimate, never less than $7,500, and it has to stay in place for two years after the Town accepts the work. Get the estimate right and the bond in the applicant's own name, and the only thing left to beat is the short mountain permit season.

The Town of Winter Park requires every Right-of-Way Permit applicant to post a guarantee equal to 110% of the contractor's estimate of the work, with a minimum bond amount of $7,500 on all right of way and access permits. The guarantee runs at least two years past initial acceptance of the work. The Town of Winter Park is the obligee, the permit fee is $250, and permits are only issued from May 1 to October 1.

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How to Apply for a Right of Way Permit Bond:

• Call for utility locates, mark the worksite and get the UNCC ticket number before applying.
• Complete the Town's Right-of-Way Project Cost Estimate sheet.
• Order a bond for 110% of that estimate, at least $7,500, with the applicant as principal and the Town of Winter Park as obligee.
• Get insurance certificates meeting the Town's limits, naming the Town as additional insured.
• Submit the application, site plan, bond, insurance and $250 fee to Public Works between May 1 and October 1.
• Request a final inspection about 30 days before the two-year guarantee ends.

Detailed Information About the Colorado Right of Way Permit Bond:

How the bond amount is set

The Town's 2026 Right-of-Way Permit Application says that before a permit issues, every applicant must give the Town a guarantee equal to 110% of the contractor's estimate of the cost of the work in the permit scope. A minimum bond amount of $7,500 applies to all right of way and access permits. So a $4,000 job still needs a $7,500 bond, and a $20,000 job needs $22,000. The Town publishes a Right-of-Way Project Cost Estimate sheet with the application for building that number.

The guarantee must run at least two years beyond the anticipated initial acceptance date of the work. The applicant warrants all work for two years after initial acceptance and agrees to make repairs on demand during that time. Town Code Title 5, Chapter 2 governs right of way permits, including Section 5-2-4 on the guarantee.

The detail that gets bonds rejected

The application says the surety holder and the applicant must be the same entity. If a general contractor applies but the bond is written for an excavation sub, or the other way around, expect the Town to send it back. The Town of Winter Park is the obligee.

Season, fee and insurance

Permits are only issued from May 1 to October 1 each year, and all construction must be finished by October 15. Temporary access permits are available year round. The permit fee is $250 and is non-refundable. Section 5-2-3 of the Town Code requires proof of insurance before the permit issues. The application lists commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, auto liability of $1,000,000, and workers compensation and employers liability of $500,000 each accident, with the Town named as additional insured.

Work in the Downtown Corridor may require a preconstruction meeting, and no work is allowed there during posted festival weekends at Hideaway Park. Applications go to Public Works at 80500 US Highway 40 or by email to ROW@wpgov.com.

Closing out the guarantee

About 30 days before the two-year guarantee ends, the applicant must ask the Town for a final inspection. A failed inspection carries a $100 reinspection fee, and a second failure lets the Town hire the repair and bill the permit holder. You pay a premium for the bond, set by the surety from the bond amount and your credit and business history. Confirm the current form and filing steps with Winter Park Public Works before the bond is issued.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Colorado Right of Way Permit Bond:

• Guarantee of 110% of the contractor's cost estimate, with a $7,500 minimum.
• Term of at least two years beyond initial acceptance of the work.
• Applicant and bond principal must be the same entity.
• Town of Winter Park named as obligee.
• Insurance meeting Town Code Section 5-2-3 and the limits in the application.

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