Fort Collins Right-of-Way Utility Boring License Bond
What it is & who requires it
Right-of-way contractors in Fort Collins who apply to bore for utilities in the public right-of-way. Boring is the one activity the City singles out for a larger bond, and the reason is in the risk: a bore is blind, it crosses other buried utilities, and the damage it can do is not visible from the surface. If you hold the right-of-way contractor license and never bore, the ordinary license bond is what you post; the moment your application includes boring for utilities, this is the figure. A utility endorsement is separately required for work on any utility the City owns, operates or maintains, or that will connect to and become part of a City utility.
Obligee: City of Fort Collins (City Engineer). Citation: Fort Collins Municipal Code § 15-363 (Bond required — applicants applying to bore for utilities in the public right-of-way); § 15-361 (License required); § 15-365 (Utility endorsement); Ord. No. 001, 2025 § 1, 1-21-25.
Bond amount
The required bond amount is $250,000.
How to get it
This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
Request a bond quote
Tell us about the bond and the project. A licensed producer follows up — these bonds are individually underwritten, so they are not issued instantly.
Term & renewal
Term: Continuous, with a minimum cancellation notice of sixty days, and effective through the warranty period on all previously completed work even after cancellation.
Renewal: Continuous; the license renews and the bond rides with it.
Filing
Filed with the City Engineer with the license application that includes boring. The instrument requirement is the same as the ordinary right-of-way license and just as strict — a license and permit bond executed by a reliable surety company rated A- or better, submitted as an original certificate or an electronically sealed file, with no cash, letter of credit or escrow alternative anywhere in the article. Cancellation revokes the license and any related permitting immediately, and even a cancelled bond stays effective through the warranty period on work you have already completed, so the exposure does not end when the license does. Commercial general liability insurance at the City’s published limits is filed alongside. Authority: Fort Collins Municipal Code § 15-363.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-08-30).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Fort Collins Right-of-Way Utility Boring License Bond?
- It’s required by City of Fort Collins (City Engineer) (Fort Collins Municipal Code § 15-363 (Bond required — applicants applying to bore for utilities in the public right-of-way); § 15-361 (License required); § 15-365 (Utility endorsement); Ord. No. 001, 2025 § 1, 1-21-25). Right-of-way contractors in Fort Collins who apply to bore for utilities in the public right-of-way. Boring is the one activity the City singles out for a larger bond, and the reason is in the risk: a bore is blind, it crosses other buried utilities, and the damage it can do is not visible from the surface. If you hold the right-of-way contractor license and never bore, the ordinary license bond is what you post; the moment your application includes boring for utilities, this is the figure. A utility endorsement is separately required for work on any utility the City owns, operates or maintains, or that will connect to and become part of a City utility.
- How much is the Fort Collins Right-of-Way Utility Boring License Bond?
- The bond amount is $250,000.
- How do I get the Fort Collins Right-of-Way Utility Boring License Bond?
- This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
- What is the term?
- Continuous, with a minimum cancellation notice of sixty days, and effective through the warranty period on all previously completed work even after cancellation. Renewal: Continuous; the license renews and the bond rides with it.
- Is this bond insurance for me?
- No. It protects the obligee and the public — not you. If a valid claim is paid, you repay the surety.
- How is this requirement verified?
- We verify it against the obligee’s primary source (last checked 2026-08-30); the source link is on this page.
