Right of Way Bond Bond - City of Jeffersontown, KY in Kentucky

Brief Summary

The Jeffersontown right of way application asks for a bond in a penal sum the city fills in for your job, so the amount depends on the work you describe. A surety bond satisfies that line without tying up cash, and having the bond lined up as soon as the city gives you the figure keeps the 30 day work window from slipping.

Contractors and property owners doing work within City of Jeffersontown street rights of way, including general encroachments and street cuts for utility work, apply through the city's Work Within Public Right-of-Way Application. The applicant agrees to comply with all city ordinances, finish the work within thirty days of the permit date, and submit a bond with surety satisfactory to the City of Jeffersontown in the penal sum the city requires.

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How to Apply for a Right of Way Bond Bond:

• Describe the work and its location within City of Jeffersontown street right of way on the application.
• Ask the city for the bond penal sum that applies to your project.
• Apply for the bond in the contractor's exact legal name, matching the application.
• Submit the executed bond with surety satisfactory to the City of Jeffersontown with the application.
• Plan the job so the work is finished within thirty days of the permit date.

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The amount is not a fixed figure

The application form leaves the penal sum blank. The bond amount is the figure the city sets for your project, so call the city with your scope of work before the bond is written.

What the application covers

The Work Within Public Right-of-Way Application is handled by the Jeffersontown Department of Permitting and Enforcement at 10416 Watterson Trail. It has check boxes for General Right-of-Way Encroachment, Street Cut (Utility Work) and Other, and asks for both the contractor and the property owner. The work described must be within the public rights of way of City of Jeffersontown streets.

By signing, the applicant agrees to comply with all existing City of Jeffersontown ordinances, to complete the work within thirty (30) days from the date the permit is issued, and to submit a bond with surety satisfactory to the City of Jeffersontown.

What the bond guarantees

The bond backs the applicant's promises to the city. If the work is not done according to city ordinances or the right of way is left damaged, the city can make a claim against the bond, and the surety then looks to the contractor for repayment.

Placing objects in the right of way is a separate permit

Putting a temporary object in the right of way falls under the city's Rules and Regulations Governing Objects to be Placed in the Right-of-Way, issued by the Director of Public Works under Ordinance No. 1328, Series 2015. For those permits the Director decides whether a bond is required and in what amount. That permit carries a $75 nonrefundable fee and requires a certificate of commercial general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence naming the City of Jeffersontown as additional insured. Utility work authorized by the city and objects covered by building, special event or vendor permits are among the items excluded from those object rules.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Kentucky Right of Way Bond Bond:

• Obligee: City of Jeffersontown, Kentucky.
• Bond amount equal to the penal sum the city enters for the project.
• Agreement to comply with all existing City of Jeffersontown ordinances.
• Contractor and property owner information on the application.
• For object placement permits, a $1,000,000 per occurrence general liability certificate naming the city as additional insured.

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