Identify the permit applicant and performing contractor

Engineering's current page describes ROW applications from owners, developers and private utilities, while identifying licensed contractors for water, sewer and drain work. Occupancy, trench, curb and driveway applications must use the City's Citizenserve process. The person arranging access and the contractor performing utility work are not automatically the same bond principal.

The contractor application currently selected by Engineering is the 2026 form. It requires a $10,000 bond naming the City of Medford as obligee and a one-year workmanship guarantee. Confirm whether your ROW request calls for that contractor instrument or other assigned security; the broad listing title does not establish that every occupancy needs the same bond.

Keep qualification, permission and restoration separate

Purchase Now opens Propeller; the option displays no fixed amount or term. Give the issuer Engineering's actual form and required principal/recipient, amount, site or contractor coverage and dates. Arrange execution and the City's accepted filing rather than treating the public application portal as proof that an executed bond has been accepted.

The contractor form's annual December 31 licence expiry and quoted contractor-review period concern City qualification, not a promised bond delivery time or supplied bond term. Obtain the actual work permit and any required special excavation approval before opening the street.

The current form makes the contractor responsible for final restoration and identifies advance inspection and connection-exposure requirements. Coordinate the City's actual inspection before covering work and preserve the accepted restoration records. Ask Engineering which workmanship, retention and release dates apply; licence termination language does not establish a bond cancellation rule.