Right of Way Bond - Aventura, FL in Florida

Brief Summary

Getting this bond back is the part contractors miss. Aventura releases the bond only after you restore everything you disturbed in the right of way, irrigation and lighting included. Posting a surety bond keeps your cash free while the permit is open, and the bond details go straight onto the city's Public Works Permit Application.

The City of Aventura asks for a bond on its Public Works Permit Application for work in city rights of way. The application has fields for the bonding company and the bond amount, and states that before the bond is released the applicant must restore all disturbed areas, including irrigation, lighting, ground topology and utility paint markings, at its own expense. The city fills in the amount when it reviews the permit, so confirm the figure with Aventura Public Works before the bond is issued.

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How to Apply for a Right of Way Bond:

• Submit the Public Works Permit Application to the City of Aventura.
• Get the required bond amount from Aventura Public Works once the scope is reviewed.
• Provide the contractor's legal name and address exactly as shown on the permit application.
• Provide owner names, home addresses and Social Security numbers for the credit review.
• Pay the premium and receive the executed bond, then list the bonding company and amount on the application.
• Notify Public Works 48 hours before construction starts.

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When the bond comes back

The city's Public Works Permit Application says that prior to release of the bond, the applicant shall restore all areas disturbed, including but not limited to irrigation, lighting, ground topology and utility paint markings, at the applicant's expense. Plan restoration into the job from day one. Until it is done and accepted, the bond stays in place.

How the amount is set

The application leaves the bond amount blank alongside the engineering and plan review fee, the Aventura permit fee and other fees. Public Works sets these when it reviews the scope of the work. Get the figure from the city before you apply for the bond so the amount on the bond matches the permit.

Conditions that come with the permit

The application also tells applicants that Public Works must be notified 48 hours before construction starts, that proper maintenance of traffic must be kept up, and that abandoned MOT is subject to removal and storage fees. Inspections are billed at $112.50 per hour during normal working hours. The permit is not valid until an authorized City of Aventura representative signs it.

What the bond guarantees

The bond backs the permit holder's promise to do the right of way work as permitted and to put the area back. If the contractor walks away or leaves damage unrepaired, the city can claim on the bond to pay for the repairs, and the contractor must repay the surety.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Florida Right of Way Bond:

• City of Aventura named as obligee.
• Bond amount as entered by the city on the Public Works Permit Application.
• Restoration of irrigation, lighting, ground topology and utility paint markings before bond release.
• Proper maintenance of traffic for the duration of the work.
• Owner credit review. Premium is set by the surety based on credit and the bond amount.

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