Elizabeth, NJ — Street Opening Permit Bond
Elizabeth publishes different utility/road-opening applications for private contractors and utility companies. Its private-contractor packet requires original security and calculates it from the opening area or number of soil borings. Have Engineering confirm your applicant category and accepted bond form before purchase; the packet's differing security labels and attached sample need an exact instrument match.
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- Recorded state
- New Jersey
- Bond type
- Right-of-Way / Street Work Bond
- Category
- Contractors & construction
What this bond does
Arrange City of Elizabeth security for the private contractor's permitted utility or road opening, matched to Engineering's current accepted form.
- Who needs it
- The private contractor applying for the opening, with the property owner, utility company and any approved utility-applicant exception separately identified.
- Who it protects
- The published opening provisions address restoration and specified City/third-party indemnity obligations. The accepted bond form controls; this is not simply proof of a contractor license.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
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The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.
Sources
- Elizabeth: Utility Opening Permit application for private contractors (opens in a new tab)Checked October 23, 2026
- Elizabeth: separate Utility Opening Permit for utility companies (opens in a new tab)Checked October 23, 2026
Have these ready
- Engineering confirmation of private-contractor versus utility-company applicant status.
- Contractor legal name and consistent business address, worksite, opening area or boring count and plans.
- Accepted current bond instrument resolving the packet's performance/maintenance/sample differences.
- Assigned sum and dates, required originals, permit approval and inspection/work-notice instructions.
Questions about this bond
Does utility work mean I can use the utility-company exception?
No automatic exception is established for a private contractor. The separate form's statement concerns a utility company as applicant. Confirm the actual applicant and any waiver with Engineering.
Is security calculated per square foot?
The published private-contractor application uses $1,500 per square yard for openings and $1,500 per soil boring. Have Engineering verify the applicable measurements and assigned total before issuance.
Should I reproduce the packet's sample license-and-permit bond?
Not without confirmation. The packet requires performance/maintenance security, but the sample's legend excludes those bond types. Obtain Engineering's accepted form and have the issuer match it before purchasing.