Montgomery County, MD Right of Way Permit Bond
Overview
Get bonded and approved to work in Montgomery County's public right of way — streets, sidewalks, curbs, and utility corridors — with the surety bond the county requires before any permit is issued. This bond puts a financial guarantee behind your work, assuring Montgomery County that you will restore the right of way to its original condition after your project is complete. Without it, the county will not issue your permit and your project cannot legally begin.
Who Needs This Bond?
Contractors, utility companies, and developers who need to open, excavate, obstruct, or otherwise disturb a Montgomery County public right of way must carry this bond. If your project touches a county road, sidewalk, curb cut, or any publicly maintained corridor in Montgomery County, MD, the Department of Permitting Services will require this bond as a condition of your Right of Way Permit. It applies whether you are installing utilities, repairing infrastructure, building a driveway approach, or doing any construction that encroaches on public land.
What is this Bond For?
Montgomery County holds this bond as a guarantee that permitted right-of-way work is completed properly and that the public space is restored after your work wraps up. If you fail to restore the roadway, sidewalk, or corridor to county standards, or if your work causes damage you do not repair, the county can make a claim against the bond to cover the cost of remediation. This protects taxpayers and neighboring property owners from bearing the cost of a contractor's incomplete or substandard work in county-owned space.
When is it Required?
Applying for a Right of Way Permit from Montgomery County's Department of Permitting Services is the moment this bond becomes mandatory. You must have the bond in place and on file before the permit is approved and before any physical work begins in the right of way. If your permit scope changes or you take on additional right-of-way work, you may need to update your bond accordingly.
Where Does it Apply?
This bond is specific to Montgomery County, Maryland — it is a local county requirement, not a Maryland state license bond. It covers work within the public rights of way maintained by Montgomery County and is filed with or required by the county's permitting authority. It does not satisfy right-of-way bond requirements in neighboring jurisdictions like Prince George's County or the City of Rockville, which have their own permit bonding requirements.
How to Buy Online
Click 'Buy This Bond Online' to open the secure surety portal in a new tab — you can complete your application, provide your information, and get your Montgomery County Right of Way Permit Bond without waiting on an agent callback. Once approved, your bond documents are available for immediate download so you can submit them directly to the county's Department of Permitting Services.
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