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Spokane County, WA — Street Obstruction Bond

Spokane County's road-obstruction checklist calls for a $10,000 bond on its current form, with the principal's signature, agent seal and original filed with the county. Prepare that standing security separately from the plans and approval for each county-road job.

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

What this bond does

Helps a Spokane County contractor prepare the required obstruction bond and distinguish security filing from permit and traffic-plan approval.

Who needs it
Contractors arranging Spokane County road-obstruction security for permitted work or utility installations.
Who it protects
The county's accepted Road Obstruction Bond defines the surety undertaking. The official guidelines establish the amount and execution/filing requirements without making it a general contractor-license or all-project payment guarantee.

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.

Use the current county bond form

The county contractor checklist requires $10,000 security, the company principal's signature and the agent's seal, with the original on file. It says older forms without the agent-address block are no longer accepted.

In the form's period-from-execution field, the checklist directs a duration such as one year, two years or continuous, rather than a calendar date. Those are form-entry possibilities in county guidance, not three preconfigured purchase options on this page. Confirm the requested period with the county and provider.

Submit the actual job and traffic plans

The county guidelines ask for the work location, installation or repair details, expected start/end dates including permanent patching, and explicit asphalt-cut information even when no asphalt is involved. Plans and site-specific traffic control apply as described for the actual job.

The current permits listing directs work-in-ROW applications through the county SmartGov portal. The guidelines call for advance submission and explain that assignment of a permit number is not approval. Follow the county's current route and obtain permit and traffic-plan approval before work.

File security and keep project notices current

Use the existing Propeller offering with the county's current form and confirmed period. Submit the original executed bond as required and provide the separately requested insurance certificate; insurance additional-insured wording does not replace bond recipient wording.

Notify county staff of delayed starts and completed work as directed, and obtain applicable inspection/acceptance. Confirm continuation, cancellation and release under the actual bond rather than assuming that one project's completion ends standing security or that a permit extension also approves traffic control.

Sources

Have these ready

  1. Confirm Spokane County road authority and obtain the current agent-address-block bond form.
  2. Prepare $10,000 security, principal signature, agent seal and the county-approved duration entry.
  3. Arrange original filing and separate insurance documentation.
  4. Submit job/asphalt and traffic plans, obtain actual approvals and follow notice, inspection and bond-release directions.

Questions about this bond

Will an older bond form be accepted?

The county checklist rejects older forms without the agent-address block. Obtain and use the current county form.

Should the period field contain an expiration date?

The checklist says the period-from-execution field should contain a duration such as one or two years or continuous, not a date. Confirm the actual requested duration.

Does receiving a permit number authorize work?

No. The guidelines expressly distinguish assignment of a number from approval and issuance.

Does a permit extension automatically extend traffic-plan approval?

No. The guidelines say traffic-plan changes, modifications or extensions require the applicable new submittal; confirm both approvals and the separate bond status.

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