Right of Way Permit Bond - Town of Simsbury, CT in Connecticut

Brief Summary

Simsbury does not publish one fixed bond amount for right of way work. The town sets the amount for your job when it reviews the permit. Find out the figure first, then get the bond issued in that amount so the permit is not held up.

Under Simsbury Code section 137-5, no person, firm or corporation, including public utility companies, may excavate within or under any town highway without a permit, and the work must follow the town's Highway Right-of-Way Permit Program. Section 137-6 requires a bond in cash or with surety, in a form and amount approved by the chief executive officer or a designee, plus a certificate of contractors' liability insurance. The Town of Simsbury is the obligee.

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How to Apply for a Right of Way Permit Bond:

• Ask Simsbury Public Works what bond amount and form it requires for your permit.
• Arrange the contractors' liability insurance certificate Public Works specifies.
• Provide owner name, home address and Social Security number for the credit review.
• Pay the premium and receive the signed bond in the amount the town set.
• Post the bond and insurance certificate to receive the permit under section 137-7.
• Follow the Highway Right-of-Way Permit Program during the work.

Detailed Information About the Connecticut Right of Way Permit Bond:

The amount is set by the town, job by job

Simsbury Code section 137-6 does not name a dollar figure. It says the chief executive officer or a designee requires a bond, in cash or with surety, in a form and amount satisfactory to and approved by that official. Ask the town what amount it wants for your permit before you order the bond.

Utilities are not exempt

Section 137-5 applies to any person, firm or corporation, including public utility companies. Anyone excavating within or under a town highway needs the permit, and the work must follow the Highway Right-of-Way Permit Program.

A second requirement: insurance

The bond alone is not enough. Section 137-6 also requires a certificate of insurance for contractors' liability. The Simsbury Public Works Department sets the coverage types and amounts. Section 137-7 says the permit is granted once the bond and the insurance certificate are posted.

Penalty

Under section 137-8, a violation can bring a fine of not more than $90.

What the bond guarantees

The bond promises the Town of Simsbury that the permit holder will do the highway work under the permit terms and the town's program. If the work is not done or restored properly, the town can claim against the bond up to its amount, and the surety recovers what it pays from the permit holder.

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

• Town of Simsbury, Connecticut named as obligee.
• Bond amount and form approved by the chief executive officer or designee under section 137-6.
• Certificate of contractors' liability insurance.
• Surety company authorized to write bonds in Connecticut.
• Applies to public utility companies as well as contractors.

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