Use the contractor and permit category the Town requires

The linked Street Opening/Utility Connection Rules, marked last updated April 2025, restrict public-way permits to Town-licensed contractors. The licence application records employees authorized to obtain permits; paying for security does not add an unlisted person or qualify an unapproved contractor.

The rules distinguish excavation/Town-infrastructure work from non-excavating street occupancy, including driveway paving or widening, sidewalk obstruction and equipment placement. The permitting page also lists separate trench, sewer and other applications. Ask Engineering which apply to the actual location and activity.

Confirm dates and the authorities involved

Purchase Now opens Propeller; the option displays no fixed amount or term. The Town rules state a $5,000 street-opening bond and require it to remain in force for the licence. They also use five-year wording within the surety requirement. Have DPW and the issuer confirm the required form and dates rather than assuming that wording establishes this option's supplied term.

Chelmsford's three independent water districts are separate from DPW. A water-service approval does not itself authorize opening the Town's way. The street-opening rules also name particular road segments requiring both Town and MassDOT permits; identify the exact segment instead of assuming a single approval covers the work.

Provide the accepted recipient/principal and job or licence coverage to the issuer, arrange execution and Town-accepted delivery, and obtain the actual permit before starting. Check seasonal and recently paved-road restrictions with Engineering. Keep the assigned restoration and inspection records and obtain the Town's release directions separately from any licence renewal.