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Panhandle, TX — Right Of Way Permit Bond

This option is for a City of Panhandle, Carson County request, not the Texas Panhandle region generally. The city's code requires bond security for covered public-way work performed as a contractor for others, with an amount tied to the contract price.

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

What this bond does

Secures compliance with Panhandle's public-way alteration rules and the specifications/plans governing the covered permitted work.

Who needs it
Contractors working for others on covered streets, alleys, curbs, gutters, bridges, culverts or other public conveniences within City of Panhandle authority.
Who it protects
The code calls for security payable to the City of Panhandle and conditioned on faithful performance of the applicable article, specifications and plans. It does not establish general payment security for every contract.

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.

Separate contractor work from work for your sole use

Under §3.706, the permit application must include a surety bond when the applicant performs the covered work as a contractor rather than solely for the applicant's own use. The amount is $1,000 or 100% of the total contract price, whichever is greater, and the city manager approves the bond. The permit requirement itself also covers qualifying work for sole use.

Bring the plans to the building official

The article addresses alteration, maintenance, removal and repair of public ways and listed infrastructure. The building official reviews the application and plans to ensure the work does not leave public improvements unprotected or subject to deterioration or erosion. For a state-maintained route, the code separately requires written TxDOT permission and state restoration specifications.

File the bond, obtain the permit and arrange final inspection

Use the existing Propeller option with the contract price, legal contractor and required city form. Submit the issued bond with the application for the required city review; payment to the provider is not permit issuance.

The article provides for inspection on completion and says an unused permit becomes void if work does not start within ninety days. That is a permit-start rule, not a ninety-day bond term or an automatic release of security. Follow the accepted instrument for any continuing duty.

Sources

Have these ready

  1. Confirm City of Panhandle authority and contractor-for-others versus sole-use work.
  2. Provide the contract price and calculate the greater of $1,000 or 100% of that price.
  3. Prepare plans, legal contractor name and required city bond form.
  4. Complete city manager bond approval, building official permitting and final inspection; obtain TxDOT permission where applicable.

Questions about this bond

Is the required amount always $1,000?

No. Section 3.706 requires $1,000 or the full contract price, whichever is greater, for the covered contractor-for-others work.

Does the same bond trigger apply to work solely for my own use?

The cited bond clause specifically addresses contractor work rather than sole-use work. The permit requirement remains separate; ask the building official about your activity.

Does the ninety-day rule set the bond term?

No. It concerns beginning work under the permit. Do not turn that permit-start deadline into a bond expiration or release rule.

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