Street Opening Permit Bond - Township of O'hara, PA in Pennsylvania

Brief Summary

In O'Hara Township the bond amount is not a fixed number. The Township designates it for each opening, and on a street paved within the last five years the security has to cover a much larger repaving area. Knowing that before you price the job keeps the bond from being the surprise at the permit counter.

O'Hara Township in Allegheny County will not issue a street excavation permit until the applicant files proof of liability insurance and a bond, cash or certified check in an amount the Township designates (Township Code § 390-9). Public utility companies and municipal authorities may instead file one bond or deposit covering all of their Township street work for a year or other period, sized to their recent excavation volume.

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How to Apply for a Street Opening Permit Bond:

• Apply on the Township's written form at the Township office, signed by the applicant.
• Get the bond amount the Township designates for your opening before the bond is written.
• Certificate of public liability insurance with XCU coverage, naming O'Hara Township as additional insured.
• Pay the opening fee under the Township Fee Resolution.
• File the bond, cash or certified check before the permit issues.

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The amount moves with the job

Section 390-9A(2) of the O'Hara Township Code lets the Township designate the amount of the bond, cash or certified check for each permit. The security pays for refilling or repairing any opening the applicant has not properly handled, and for completing the permanent surface, whether brick, concrete or asphalt, where the applicant has not done so.

New pavement changes the math

No permit will be issued for an opening in a paved street less than five years old unless the applicant clearly shows that public health or safety requires the work, or an emergency exists (§ 390-9C). When such a permit is granted, the applicant must pave, restore or overlay at least a twelve-foot width, or the full cartway if the Township decides, running the length of the opening plus 50 feet on each side. The financial security must reflect those larger dimensions.

Utilities and authorities

A public utility company or municipal authority may file one certificate of insurance and one bond or deposit covering all of its operations in Township streets and rights-of-way for a year or other period, instead of separate filings for each excavation. The Township sets that amount from the applicant's then-recent volume of street excavations in the Township (§ 390-9B).

Insurance and other conditions

The insurance certificate must show public liability coverage including XCU coverage, at least $500,000 single sum for personal injury or property damage from a single occurrence, and must name the Township as an additional insured, not merely a certificate holder (§ 390-9A(1)). Cutting a paved surface is allowed only when drilling or tunneling is not practical (§ 390-1B). The permit holder maintains the restored surface for two years, and if it fails the Township may do the work and pass the cost plus 10% to the party responsible (§ 390-4). Permit fees follow the Township Fee Resolution (§ 390-8).

Before you buy

Applications are made on the Township's written form at the Township office (§ 390-6). Ask the office at 412-782-1400 for the amount designated for your opening before the bond is issued.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Pennsylvania Street Opening Permit Bond:

• O'Hara Township named as obligee.
• Liability coverage of at least $500,000 single sum per occurrence.
• Two years of maintenance on the restored surface.
• Barricades and warning lights kept burning from dusk to dawn until the surface is restored (§ 390-2).
• Pipes and conduits laid at least three feet six inches below the established grade (§ 390-3).

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