Merriam Right-of-Way Performance and Maintenance Bond
What it is & who requires it
Anyone opening or occupying the Merriam public way. Four categories of work are carved out of the bond by name and they cover a large share of ordinary residential jobs: driveway placement, driveway replacement, residential street approach, and landscaping such as irrigation systems and tree planting. Governmental entities are outside it too, as is a homeowner working next to their own residence who hires nobody. What remains inside is a contractor opening the pavement, and for that contractor the choice worth making early is between bonding job by job and electing the annual route, which the code offers in three steps keyed to how many permits a year you expect to pull. The base obligation runs two years past the permit, so it outlives the job by a wide margin.
Obligee: City of Merriam (City Attorney; City Clerk). Citation: Merriam Code of Ordinances § 59-73 (Liability insurance, performance and maintenance bond requirement), ch. 59 art. III — Right-of-Way Use and Excavations; § 59-71 (permit requirement); § 59-72 (permit applications); § 59-74 (permit fees and costs); Code 1967, § 24-177.
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: The term of the permit and two years afterwards.
Renewal: Per permit, or on an annual bond at the permittee’s election.
Filing
Filed in a form approved by the city attorney, with a copy of the certificate and the bond on file with the city clerk. No figure is published because the base amount is written as the greater of a minimum and the restoration value, and because the tiers above it are elective. This is the same instrument several neighboring Johnson County cities use, in the same words and with the same tier steps, so a contractor who has met it in one of them will recognize it here — but confirm the current amount rather than carrying a neighbor’s figure across, because the base minimums differ between cities that otherwise share the text. Commercial general and automobile liability insurance runs alongside at the city’s stated limits, with a self-insurance route on proof.
Source
This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources; City of Merriam (City Attorney; City Clerk) sets the exact amount, which we confirm when you start your bond.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Merriam Right-of-Way Performance and Maintenance Bond?
- It’s required by City of Merriam (City Attorney; City Clerk) (Merriam Code of Ordinances § 59-73 (Liability insurance, performance and maintenance bond requirement), ch. 59 art. III — Right-of-Way Use and Excavations; § 59-71 (permit requirement); § 59-72 (permit applications); § 59-74 (permit fees and costs); Code 1967, § 24-177). Anyone opening or occupying the Merriam public way. Four categories of work are carved out of the bond by name and they cover a large share of ordinary residential jobs: driveway placement, driveway replacement, residential street approach, and landscaping such as irrigation systems and tree planting. Governmental entities are outside it too, as is a homeowner working next to their own residence who hires nobody. What remains inside is a contractor opening the pavement, and for that contractor the choice worth making early is between bonding job by job and electing the annual route, which the code offers in three steps keyed to how many permits a year you expect to pull. The base obligation runs two years past the permit, so it outlives the job by a wide margin.
- How much is the Merriam 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 Merriam 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?
- The term of the permit and two years afterwards. Renewal: Per permit, or on an annual bond at the permittee’s election.
- 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.
