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New York, NY — Right Of Way Bond

Obtain the exact New York City bond request before using this broadly named right-of-way offering. NYC DOT publishes several location-based permit bonds and a separate building-operations form; the title alone does not identify which instrument this option supplies.

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Recorded state
New York
Bond type
Right-of-Way / Street Work Bond
Category
Contractors & construction

What this bond does

Match an actual City right-of-way security request to the offered surety. Do not substitute a State NYSDOT highway-work bond or choose a City location band without confirming the requesting office and work category.

Who needs it
A permit applicant with a defined City street, sidewalk or other right-of-way activity. Prepare the legal permittee, sites, work description and requested form rather than ordering from the locality name alone.
Who it protects
An accepted City instrument may secure permitted-work compliance, protection of City property, restoration and specified City costs. The particular form controls; this general listing does not establish an amount, location limit or coverage period.

Your bond option

This is the option on record for this bond.

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.

Resolve the form before the application

DOT's general conditions link separate opening forms for one location, two to fifty, fifty-one to one hundred, and more than one hundred locations. They list a different multiple-location form for building operations only.

Ask DOT or the actual requesting City office which category and wording apply. Then have the provider confirm that offering 31763 supplies that instrument. A generic right-of-way label does not establish a match to any one of those forms.

Keep bond issuance separate from City authorization

Once the recipient, accepted form, amount, sites, principal and dates are confirmed, continue through the existing Propeller application. Arrange the required execution documents and deliver the issued bond as the receiving office directs.

DOT separately requires permit and insurance compliance and applicable work-site review. Ask about continuation, maintenance and release under the accepted instrument; do not assume issuance authorizes all sites or that ending coverage removes responsibility for earlier work.

Sources

Have these ready

  1. Obtain the actual City office's written security request and form.
  2. Identify the legal permittee, work activity and actual locations.
  3. Confirm the provider option matches the required category, amount and dates.
  4. Arrange execution, filing, separate permits and insurance, and continuing-work instructions.

Questions about this bond

Does this title identify a particular NYC DOT location band?

No. DOT publishes distinct forms. Confirm the accepted instrument and the provider option's match before applying.

Is this the same as a New York State highway-work bond?

Do not treat them as interchangeable. A City request and a State NYSDOT request name different authorities and may require different instruments.

Can I assume one issued bond authorizes all City work?

No. Confirm its actual scope and obtain the required permits and insurance separately. This listing's broad name does not authorize additional sites or activities.

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