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On a Rochester Hills right-of-way permit, the bond is a line on the application itself. The Department of Public Services records the permit bond amount, type and bond number next to the application fee, permit fee and inspection escrow, so the permit is not finished until the bond is. A surety bond lets you meet that line with a yearly premium instead of leaving cash with the City.
The Rochester Hills Permit bond is posted with the City of Rochester Hills when a contractor, utility or property owner applies to construct, operate, use, maintain or temporarily close a City road right-of-way. The Department of Public Services application includes a permit bond line alongside the application fee, permit fee, estimated inspection fees and escrow, and the permit runs one year from issuance.
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The City of Rochester Hills Department of Public Services issues permits to construct, operate, use and maintain, or to temporarily close, a City road right-of-way. The application, revised February 2024, has an office use section listing the application fee, permit fee, permit bond amount and type, bond number, estimated inspection fees, escrow account, and an administrative fee calculated at 20 percent of the inspection fee. The bond is part of the permit package, not a separate license.
The application covers municipal utility connections, pathway and sidewalk work, private lights, signs and posts, commercial approaches, landscaping or ditch work in the right-of-way, street occupancy and detours, franchise utility work under 200 feet and over 200 feet, annual permits, and other work in the City right-of-way. If your job touches City road right-of-way, expect the bond line to apply.
The City is the obligee. A right-of-way permit bond guarantees that the permit holder will do the work according to the permit conditions and restore the right-of-way, and that the City can recover its cost if the holder does not. The application states that it is incomplete without the attached permit conditions and provisions and a City official's signature, and that the permit does not relieve the applicant from any other legal requirement or the rules of other public agencies.
Permits are valid for one year from issuance, and extensions must be requested in writing, with email accepted. City inspections are scheduled with 48 hours notice at 248 841-2510, and MISS DIG must be called at 1-800-482-7171 before digging. Applications go to the Department of Public Services at 1000 Rochester Hills Dr, Rochester Hills, MI 48309 or by email to ROWpermits@rochesterhills.org.
The Department of Public Services sets the bond amount for each permit and enters it on the application. Confirm the amount and any required bond form with DPS before the bond is issued. The premium is an annual charge set by the surety after reviewing the applicant's credit and the bond amount.
The Department of Public Services sets the amount for each right-of-way permit and records it on the application along with the bond type and number. Ask DPS for the figure on your permit, then request a bond in that amount.
The City's application lists municipal utility connections, pathway and sidewalk work, private lights, signs and posts, commercial approaches, landscaping or ditch work, street occupancy and detours, franchise utility work, annual permits and other work in the City road right-of-way.
The application states permits are valid for one year from the date of issuance. Extensions must be requested in writing, and email is accepted.
No. The application also lists an application fee, a permit fee, estimated inspection fees, an escrow account and an administrative fee equal to 20 percent of the inspection fee.
The surety prices the bond once a year based on the applicant's credit and the bond amount DPS requires. You pay the premium, not the full bond amount.
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