Saint Paul Right-of-Way Construction Performance Bond
What it is & who requires it
Anyone excavating or obstructing a St. Paul right of way — utilities, telecommunications builders, and the excavating, boring, paving and utility contractors doing the work. The security is tied specifically to who does the restoration: where the permittee restores the right of way itself rather than paying the city to do it, the ordinance requires the performance bond to be posted at the time of application for the excavation permit, and the director prescribes the manner and extent of the restoration either by written procedures of general application or case by case. If the city does the restoration instead, the permittee pays the city’s costs within thirty days of billing. Read the definition rather than the label, because the ordinance offers six forms of security and only one of them is an individual project bond — the rest are a cash deposit, a statutory deposit in lieu of bond, a letter of credit, or self-insurance. The choice is expressly the permittee’s, which is worth knowing when comparing this city with Minneapolis, where the same six forms are at the city engineer’s option. One local curiosity: the board of water commissioners may satisfy the bonding requirement by its own written undertaking as surety.
Obligee: City of Saint Paul (Department of Public Works). Citation: Saint Paul Legislative Code § 116.02(5) (Definitions, applying in both ch. 116 and ch. 135 — construction performance bond means any of the following forms of security provided at the permittee’s option: individual project bond; cash deposit; security of a form listed or approved under Minn. Stat. § 15.73, subd. 3; letter of credit in a form acceptable to the director; self-insurance in a form acceptable to the director); § 116.02(4) (city management cost); § 116.21 (Board of water commissioners; the board may satisfy bond and insurance requirements by written undertaking); § 135.04(4) (Permit applications — the posting of a construction performance bond; C.F. No. 96-1371, § 1, 12-11-96; C.F. No. 00-268, § 2, 4-19-00); § 135.08 (Right-of-way patching and restoration — a permittee restoring the right of way itself must post a performance bond at the time of application for an excavation permit); § 135.18 (Revocation of permits — failure to maintain the required bonds or insurance); Title XII, chs. 116 and 135; Minn. Stat. § 15.73, subd. 3 (deposits in lieu of bond).
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: Posted at the time of application for an excavation permit and held against patching and restoration of the right of way and the city’s management costs, in whichever of the six forms the permittee elects.
Renewal: Not renewed on a cycle — it attaches to the permit and to the restoration obligation behind it, and failure to maintain the required bonds or insurance is a stated ground for revoking the right-of-way permit.
Filing
Posted with the excavation permit application. No figure renders and none is derivable: the ordinance names no sum anywhere in either chapter, and it defines the instrument as any one of six forms of security, three of which involve no surety. The outcome test fires on the definition itself. What the security answers for is patching and restoration and the city’s management costs, and the ordinance defines those costs at length — registering applicants, issuing, processing and verifying permit applications, maintaining the mapping system, inspecting job sites and restoration projects, maintaining, supporting, protecting or moving user equipment during city work, determining the adequacy of restoration, restoring work inadequately performed after notice and an opportunity to correct, and revoking permits. Failure to maintain the required bonds or insurance is listed among the grounds for revoking a permit, alongside failure to complete work in a timely manner and failure to report damage to other utilities.
Source
This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources; City of Saint Paul (Department of Public Works) sets the exact amount, which we confirm when you start your bond.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Saint Paul Right-of-Way Construction Performance Bond?
- It’s required by City of Saint Paul (Department of Public Works) (Saint Paul Legislative Code § 116.02(5) (Definitions, applying in both ch. 116 and ch. 135 — construction performance bond means any of the following forms of security provided at the permittee’s option: individual project bond; cash deposit; security of a form listed or approved under Minn. Stat. § 15.73, subd. 3; letter of credit in a form acceptable to the director; self-insurance in a form acceptable to the director); § 116.02(4) (city management cost); § 116.21 (Board of water commissioners; the board may satisfy bond and insurance requirements by written undertaking); § 135.04(4) (Permit applications — the posting of a construction performance bond; C.F. No. 96-1371, § 1, 12-11-96; C.F. No. 00-268, § 2, 4-19-00); § 135.08 (Right-of-way patching and restoration — a permittee restoring the right of way itself must post a performance bond at the time of application for an excavation permit); § 135.18 (Revocation of permits — failure to maintain the required bonds or insurance); Title XII, chs. 116 and 135; Minn. Stat. § 15.73, subd. 3 (deposits in lieu of bond)). Anyone excavating or obstructing a St. Paul right of way — utilities, telecommunications builders, and the excavating, boring, paving and utility contractors doing the work. The security is tied specifically to who does the restoration: where the permittee restores the right of way itself rather than paying the city to do it, the ordinance requires the performance bond to be posted at the time of application for the excavation permit, and the director prescribes the manner and extent of the restoration either by written procedures of general application or case by case. If the city does the restoration instead, the permittee pays the city’s costs within thirty days of billing. Read the definition rather than the label, because the ordinance offers six forms of security and only one of them is an individual project bond — the rest are a cash deposit, a statutory deposit in lieu of bond, a letter of credit, or self-insurance. The choice is expressly the permittee’s, which is worth knowing when comparing this city with Minneapolis, where the same six forms are at the city engineer’s option. One local curiosity: the board of water commissioners may satisfy the bonding requirement by its own written undertaking as surety.
- How much is the Saint Paul Right-of-Way Construction Performance 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 Saint Paul Right-of-Way Construction Performance 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?
- Posted at the time of application for an excavation permit and held against patching and restoration of the right of way and the city’s management costs, in whichever of the six forms the permittee elects. Renewal: Not renewed on a cycle — it attaches to the permit and to the restoration obligation behind it, and failure to maintain the required bonds or insurance is a stated ground for revoking the right-of-way 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.
