Blanket Right of Way ($10,000) Bond - Morgan County, IN in Indiana

Brief Summary

The $10,000 blanket bond lets a contractor or utility work in Morgan County road right of way job after job under one bond, instead of bonding every driveway, cut or crossing separately. You pay an annual premium rather than tying up $10,000 in cash, and the bond stays on file with the county while you keep pulling permits.

Morgan County, Indiana takes a $10,000 blanket right of way bond from contractors and utilities who work within the right of way of county roads on a recurring basis. The bond names Morgan County as obligee and guarantees that work in the county right of way is performed to the county's permit conditions and that the county is made whole if it is not. Permits for work in county right of way are issued by the Morgan County Highway Department under Chapter 96 of the Morgan County Code. Confirm the current bond form and filing steps with the Highway Department before the bond is issued.

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

• Confirm the current bond form and filing steps with the Morgan County Highway Department.
• Have the business's legal name and address exactly as they will appear on your county right of way permits.
• Complete the bond application and review the quoted premium.
• Pay the premium and receive the executed $10,000 bond naming Morgan County as obligee, with the surety's power of attorney.
• File the original bond with the county before starting work in county right of way.
• Keep the bond in force for as long as you pull permits in Morgan County.

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Who posts this bond

The blanket right of way bond is for businesses that are in and out of the county road right of way all year: excavators, driveway and paving contractors, site developers, and utilities. One $10,000 bond stays on file and covers your work across multiple permits, rather than a separate bond for each job. A homeowner pulling a single driveway permit is not the usual buyer of a blanket bond.

What the county code says about work in the right of way

Morgan County Code section 96.16 requires anyone intending to construct or improve an entrance, driveway or approach located within the right of way of Morgan County to apply in writing to the Morgan County Highway Department and secure a permit before starting work. Section 96.15 applies that subchapter to any entrance, driveway or approach connecting to a street, road, highway or right of way under the jurisdiction of Morgan County and the Highway Department. A valid driveway permit must be obtained before an improvement location permit or building permit is issued, unless no new entrance is needed.

Construction standards come from section 96.17. Single use private drives follow the Morgan County Subdivision Control Ordinance. Subdivision entrances, new roadways and commercial or industrial entrances follow the latest INDOT Driveway Permit Handbook. Every permanent driveway needs a culvert pipe sized to carry surface water, and temporary stone fills used during construction must be replaced with culvert before occupancy.

Permit fees

Section 96.18 sets the permit fees per access point: $50 for residential single use, $150 for residential subdivision or multiple use, and $150 for commercial or industrial. The bond premium is separate from these fees.

Utilities in county right of way

Section 50.01 lets public utilities place poles along the right of way of county roads, and requires the utility to move them at its own expense when the Board of Commissioners gives notice that a road is being repaired, widened or relocated.

Before the bond is issued

The bond runs to Morgan County. Ask the Morgan County Highway Department for its current bond form and filing instructions so the obligee wording and principal name match what the county expects. County government offices are in the Morgan County Administration Building, 180 S Main Street, Martinsville.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Indiana Blanket Right of Way ($10,000) Bond:

• Bond amount of $10,000.
• Morgan County, Indiana named as obligee.
• Principal name on the bond matching the permit applicant.
• Separate written permit from the Morgan County Highway Department for each entrance, driveway or approach in county right of way under Code section 96.16.
• Premium set by the surety from the $10,000 bond amount and the principal's credit and business history.

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