Kansas City KS Right-of-Way Performance and Maintenance Bond
What it is & who requires it
Anyone permitted to cut, excavate or occupy the public right-of-way in Kansas City, Kansas — utility contractors, excavators, and any trade whose work reaches the street. The two-year maintenance tail is the point to plan around: the obligation does not end when the work is accepted, it runs two years past the permit, so a bond bought for a single job stays alive well after the crew leaves. A contractor pulling frequent permits should look at the annual blanket alternative rather than bonding each cut separately. No figure is published here because the ordinance sets a floor rather than a sum.
Obligee: Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas (Chief Counsel). Citation: Unified Government Code of Ordinances § 32-29(b)(2) (performance and maintenance bond; term of permit plus two years; annual bond alternative); § 32-29(b) (liability insurance).
Bond amount
Set by the obligee — the exact amount is confirmed automatically when you start your bond in our portal, or call 317-942-0549.
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: Held for the term of the permit and for two years afterwards — the maintenance tail is the unusual feature and it is written into the section.
Renewal: Per permit, or on an annually renewing blanket bond where the permittee elects that route.
Filing
Filed in a form approved by the chief counsel. The amount is written as the greater of a stated minimum and the value of the restoration, so the published minimum is not the price of the bond on any job where restoration costs more — which is most of them. An annual blanket bond satisfies the section for a permittee who would otherwise file repeatedly. Liability insurance is required alongside and is not an alternative to the bond. This same instrument, with the same floor language and the same two-year tail, appears in at least four other Kansas jurisdictions on this side of the state, which is a strong sign it is a regional model ordinance rather than a local rule — so a contractor who has met it in one city will recognize the shape in the next, with only the blanket figure changing.
Source
This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources; Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas (Chief Counsel) sets the exact amount, which we confirm when you start your bond.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Kansas City KS Right-of-Way Performance and Maintenance Bond?
- It’s required by Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas (Chief Counsel) (Unified Government Code of Ordinances § 32-29(b)(2) (performance and maintenance bond; term of permit plus two years; annual bond alternative); § 32-29(b) (liability insurance)). Anyone permitted to cut, excavate or occupy the public right-of-way in Kansas City, Kansas — utility contractors, excavators, and any trade whose work reaches the street. The two-year maintenance tail is the point to plan around: the obligation does not end when the work is accepted, it runs two years past the permit, so a bond bought for a single job stays alive well after the crew leaves. A contractor pulling frequent permits should look at the annual blanket alternative rather than bonding each cut separately. No figure is published here because the ordinance sets a floor rather than a sum.
- How much is the Kansas City KS Right-of-Way Performance and Maintenance Bond?
- Set by the obligee — the exact amount is confirmed automatically when you start your bond in our portal, or call 317-942-0549.
- How do I get the Kansas City KS Right-of-Way Performance and Maintenance 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?
- Held for the term of the permit and for two years afterwards — the maintenance tail is the unusual feature and it is written into the section. Renewal: Per permit, or on an annually renewing blanket bond where the permittee elects that route.
- 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?
- This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources. The obligee sets the exact amount, which we confirm automatically when you start your bond in the portal or with a producer.
