Overland Park Right-of-Way Performance and Maintenance Bond
What it is & who requires it
Contractors and service providers working in the Overland Park right-of-way. This is the city’s only bond: Overland Park does not license contractors — that is done by Johnson County, which requires insurance rather than a bond — and its structure-moving chapter has been repealed, so a contractor whose work never reaches the right-of-way will not meet a city bond here at all. Three exemptions are written into the section and they cover a lot of ordinary work: no bond is required for permits issued for driveway replacement, for landscaping such as irrigation systems and tree planting, or for plumbing connections for new residential or commercial construction. No bond or insurance is required of a governmental entity, or of a residential property owner working in the right-of-way next to their own home who does not use a contractor. A permittee expecting repeated permits should look at the annual route rather than bonding job by job.
Obligee: City of Overland Park (City Engineer; City Attorney; City Clerk). Citation: Overland Park Municipal Code § 13.12.460 (Liability Insurance, Performance and Maintenance Bond Requirement), as amended by Ordinance No. RW-3296; § 13.12.440 (permit requirement); § 13.12.450 (permit applications); § 13.12.470 (right-of-way permit fees and costs); § 13.12.500 (right-of-way repair and restoration).
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.
Renewal: Per permit, or on an annual bond that the ordinance forbids carrying over — continuation of a previous year’s annual bond in order to allow additional permits is prohibited in terms.
Filing
A copy of the liability insurance certificate and the performance and maintenance bond must be on file with the city clerk, in a form approved by the city attorney. No figure is published on this record and the reason is worth stating plainly, because the tiers circulate widely as if they were a schedule: the base amount is written as the greater of a stated minimum and the value of the restoration, which makes the headline number a floor rather than a price; the annual tiers are an election the permittee may choose rather than a mandatory band; and the city engineer may increase the required amount at reasonable discretion for a large build-out or a project of significant scope. Any of the three would be enough on its own. One trap in the annual route: the ordinance prohibits continuing a previous year’s annual bond in order to allow additional permits, so the bond must actually be replaced rather than extended. Liability insurance runs alongside at the city’s stated limits and is not an alternative.
Source
This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources; City of Overland Park (City Engineer; 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 Overland Park Right-of-Way Performance and Maintenance Bond?
- It’s required by City of Overland Park (City Engineer; City Attorney; City Clerk) (Overland Park Municipal Code § 13.12.460 (Liability Insurance, Performance and Maintenance Bond Requirement), as amended by Ordinance No. RW-3296; § 13.12.440 (permit requirement); § 13.12.450 (permit applications); § 13.12.470 (right-of-way permit fees and costs); § 13.12.500 (right-of-way repair and restoration)). Contractors and service providers working in the Overland Park right-of-way. This is the city’s only bond: Overland Park does not license contractors — that is done by Johnson County, which requires insurance rather than a bond — and its structure-moving chapter has been repealed, so a contractor whose work never reaches the right-of-way will not meet a city bond here at all. Three exemptions are written into the section and they cover a lot of ordinary work: no bond is required for permits issued for driveway replacement, for landscaping such as irrigation systems and tree planting, or for plumbing connections for new residential or commercial construction. No bond or insurance is required of a governmental entity, or of a residential property owner working in the right-of-way next to their own home who does not use a contractor. A permittee expecting repeated permits should look at the annual route rather than bonding job by job.
- How much is the Overland Park 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 Overland Park 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. Renewal: Per permit, or on an annual bond that the ordinance forbids carrying over — continuation of a previous year’s annual bond in order to allow additional permits is prohibited in terms.
- 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.
