Minnesota MnDOT Utility Permit Bond (Individual)

What it is & who requires it

Anyone placing, constructing or reconstructing a utility facility within trunk highway right of way in Minnesota on a one-off basis, and the contractor doing that work as much as the utility that owns it. The department’s own published register of continuing bonds settles the question of who is really in this file: alongside the telephone cooperatives and municipal utilities it lists construction companies, drilling firms, engineering testing laboratories, environmental consultants and a plumbing and heating contractor. What the bond answers for is broader than the installation. It covers satisfactory performance of the permitted work, satisfactory restoration of the right of way, the cost of the engineering supervision and inspection the state provides, and any expense the state incurs repairing damage caused by the work. Note the suit limitation written into the form: where the statute or regulation requiring the bond sets no period, no action may be brought after one year from the date the principal ceased work under the permit. Note also that the utility owner must hold the approved permit before work starts and the contractor must carry a copy of it at all times on the right of way.

Obligee: Minnesota Department of Transportation (Utility Permits Unit). Citation: MnDOT Utility Permit (Individual Bond) form, docId 1401720 (principal and surety bound unto the State of Minnesota and the Commissioner of Transportation, penal sum left blank, conditioned on satisfactory performance of the work required under the named utility permit numbers, satisfactory restoration of the highway right of way, bearing the expense of engineering supervision and inspection provided by the state, and bearing any expense incurred in repairing damage to the right of way; one-year suit limitation from the date the principal ceased work under the permit); MnDOT Utility Agreements and Permits, Bonds (MnDOT requires utility owners to have a bond or supply a money order or cashier’s check before issuing a permit); MnDOT Utility Accommodation on Highway Right of Way Policy and the Utility Accommodation and Coordination Manual.

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.

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Term & renewal

Term: Written to the specific utility permit numbers named on its face, for the installation described, on the trunk highway and in the county identified, and running until the work and the restoration have been performed to the department’s satisfaction.

Renewal: Not renewed — it is a single-project instrument. A company that works in the right of way repeatedly files the continuing form instead and keeps one bond on the department’s register rather than executing a new one for each permit.

Filing

Filed with the district right of way permits contact for the district the work falls in, with the permit application; separate applications are required for each trunk highway and each district. The penal sum does not render and cannot: the department’s form prints the words in the amount of followed by a blank line and a blank parenthesis for the figure, the department fixes what it will accept per permit rather than by rule, and it publishes a deposit route beside the bond — a money order or a cashier’s or certified check is accepted in place of a surety bond, with personal and company checks refused. Where a state offers a codified deposit route to the same permit, this directory does not print a bond figure as though it were the price of compliance. Two practical points. Tribal approval must be obtained before applying where the trunk highway falls within tribal lands. And permit applications are rejected for form as readily as for substance — an unsigned or photocopied application, or one not completed in ink, comes back.

Source

This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources; Minnesota Department of Transportation (Utility Permits Unit) sets the exact amount, which we confirm when you start your bond.

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Frequently asked questions

Who requires the Minnesota MnDOT Utility Permit Bond (Individual)?

It’s required by Minnesota Department of Transportation (Utility Permits Unit) (MnDOT Utility Permit (Individual Bond) form, docId 1401720 (principal and surety bound unto the State of Minnesota and the Commissioner of Transportation, penal sum left blank, conditioned on satisfactory performance of the work required under the named utility permit numbers, satisfactory restoration of the highway right of way, bearing the expense of engineering supervision and inspection provided by the state, and bearing any expense incurred in repairing damage to the right of way; one-year suit limitation from the date the principal ceased work under the permit); MnDOT Utility Agreements and Permits, Bonds (MnDOT requires utility owners to have a bond or supply a money order or cashier’s check before issuing a permit); MnDOT Utility Accommodation on Highway Right of Way Policy and the Utility Accommodation and Coordination Manual). Anyone placing, constructing or reconstructing a utility facility within trunk highway right of way in Minnesota on a one-off basis, and the contractor doing that work as much as the utility that owns it. The department’s own published register of continuing bonds settles the question of who is really in this file: alongside the telephone cooperatives and municipal utilities it lists construction companies, drilling firms, engineering testing laboratories, environmental consultants and a plumbing and heating contractor. What the bond answers for is broader than the installation. It covers satisfactory performance of the permitted work, satisfactory restoration of the right of way, the cost of the engineering supervision and inspection the state provides, and any expense the state incurs repairing damage caused by the work. Note the suit limitation written into the form: where the statute or regulation requiring the bond sets no period, no action may be brought after one year from the date the principal ceased work under the permit. Note also that the utility owner must hold the approved permit before work starts and the contractor must carry a copy of it at all times on the right of way.

How much is the Minnesota MnDOT Utility Permit Bond (Individual)?

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 Minnesota MnDOT Utility Permit Bond (Individual)?

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?

Written to the specific utility permit numbers named on its face, for the installation described, on the trunk highway and in the county identified, and running until the work and the restoration have been performed to the department’s satisfaction. Renewal: Not renewed — it is a single-project instrument. A company that works in the right of way repeatedly files the continuing form instead and keeps one bond on the department’s register rather than executing a new one for each permit.

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.