Nebraska DOT Utility Permit Payment and Performance Bond
What it is & who requires it
Contractors installing or relocating utility facilities inside Nebraska Department of Transportation right-of-way. The policy is explicit that the obligation runs to the contractor and not only to the utility: the Utility Owner assumes the risks of its facilities in the right-of-way, and NDOT requires the Utility Owner and its contractors to carry payment and performance bonds and insurance against them. A contractor working for a utility on a state highway should expect the bond to be a condition of the permit to occupy, and should expect the utility agreement itself to spell out the bonding and insurance terms for the particular project.
Obligee: Nebraska Department of Transportation. Citation: NDOT Utility Accommodation Policy (January 12, 2024), § 4.2.4 (Financial Obligations); § 4.2.4.1 (Payment and Performance Bonds for a Permit to Occupy ROW); § 4.2.4.2 (Insurance); § 4.2.4.3 (Indemnification); § 7.12 (restoration of right-of-way).
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 to cover completion of the permitted installation or relocation; the policy also contemplates the bond standing behind restoration of the right-of-way where a utility fails to restore it.
Renewal: Filed per permit and per project rather than annually — the obligation attaches to the permit to occupy the right-of-way.
Filing
Provided to NDOT on the department’s own standard payment and performance bond form, which is where the terms are set. No figure appears here because the policy states none — it requires the bond to cover the completion of the installation or relocation, so the penal sum follows the scope of the individual job rather than a published schedule. Two further obligations sit alongside it and neither replaces it: insurance at the types and amounts in NDOT’s current standard utility installation requirements, with NDOT named as an additional insured on a primary and non-contributory basis, and an indemnification running from the Utility Owner to the state. Note the shape of this instrument before comparing it with a city permit bond — it is a payment and performance bond on a named form, not a license bond, so what it secures is the completion of the work rather than a credential.
Source
This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources; Nebraska Department of Transportation sets the exact amount, which we confirm when you start your bond.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Nebraska DOT Utility Permit Payment and Performance Bond?
- It’s required by Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT Utility Accommodation Policy (January 12, 2024), § 4.2.4 (Financial Obligations); § 4.2.4.1 (Payment and Performance Bonds for a Permit to Occupy ROW); § 4.2.4.2 (Insurance); § 4.2.4.3 (Indemnification); § 7.12 (restoration of right-of-way)). Contractors installing or relocating utility facilities inside Nebraska Department of Transportation right-of-way. The policy is explicit that the obligation runs to the contractor and not only to the utility: the Utility Owner assumes the risks of its facilities in the right-of-way, and NDOT requires the Utility Owner and its contractors to carry payment and performance bonds and insurance against them. A contractor working for a utility on a state highway should expect the bond to be a condition of the permit to occupy, and should expect the utility agreement itself to spell out the bonding and insurance terms for the particular project.
- How much is the Nebraska DOT Utility Permit Payment and 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 Nebraska DOT Utility Permit Payment and 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?
- Held to cover completion of the permitted installation or relocation; the policy also contemplates the bond standing behind restoration of the right-of-way where a utility fails to restore it. Renewal: Filed per permit and per project rather than annually — the obligation attaches to the permit to occupy the right-of-way.
- 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.
