Transportation Permits

City Ordinance requires a Right-of-Way permit when any utility company is to place facilities in, on, under, or over the City of Round Rock owned or otherwise controlled property. 

Right-of-Way Application Requirements:

• Registered Utility Company with a current Certificate of Insurance & Utility Bond maintained on file with the City. 
• Registered Contractor & Subcontractors, each with current Certificate of Insurance on file. 
• Plan Set showcasing all requirements.
• CORR General Notes to be showcased in the plan set (available below if needed).
• Traffic Control Plan
• $400.00 Fee if applicable, subject to change upon Civil Inspector review.
• Listed Companies Involved; this includes the Utility Provider, Contractor and Subcontractors on the job. Please list them all under the “Contractors” section when submitting your permit.
•  Points of Contact; this includes a point of contact for all Companies involved on the job. We must have one representative to contact from each company in the event the inspector needs to get ahold of them. This can be added in a comment or as an additional attachment on the application record, once created.

Certificates of Insurance are required in the total amount of $1,000,000.00 and only need to be submitted once (by all Utilities, Contractors & Subcontractors involved with the jobsite), provided they remain active and are renewed as required. The following requirements must also be met:

• Be from a company licensed to do business in the State of Texas, with an AM Best rating of at least A-.
• Have coverage for personal injury, contractual liability, premises liability, medical damages, underground, explosion and collapse hazards.
• Certificate of Insurance
• Please attach valid Certificates of Insurance to your permit application record – otherwise City staff will verify our records and request said Insurance through permit comment if the designated Utility, Contractor and Subcontractors involved are found to not have valid Insurance on-file with the City.

Utility Provider Surety Bonds with the City of Round Rock are required in the amount of $5,000.00 and only need to be submitted once, provided they remain active and are renewed as required. The bond documentation provided in the links below may be forwarded to your insurance carrier or surety bond agency for review and completion, should additional information be required during the bonding process.

• Utility Surety Bond
  Please attach valid City Utility Bond to your permit application record – otherwise City staff will verify our records and request said Bond through permit comment if the designated Utility Provider is found to not have an active Bond on file with the City.

Application Review Period:

The review period for Right-Of-Way permits is 30-days excluding weekends and holidays, from the moment complete permit package is received (this is reset if corrections are submitted). Timeframe may flex longer if proposed work is in conflict with ongoing City projects, as more reviewers are involved. Permits are handled on a que based system, remember that there are generally always permits ahead of yours. 

Please refrain from contacting City staff for updates during the review period. All status updates will be communicated directly through comment on the application case record itself, refer to the comment section for any updates and the general “Status” of the permit for information.

Please reach out to us about discussing the feasibility of your Small Cell Node before submitting your application. You can reach us at Transpopermits@roundrocktexas.gov. 

Application Review Period:

The initial review period for Small Cell Node permits is 30-days excluding weekends and holidays, from the moment complete permit package is received (this is reset if corrections are submitted). Timeframe may flex longer if proposed work is in conflict with ongoing City projects, as more reviewers are involved. Permits are handled on a que based system, remember that there are generally always permits ahead of yours. Additionally, Small Cell Node permits are subject to extended review periods due to additional reviewers and the complexity of these items. See the below schedule outlined for “final decision of approval/denial”, as review schedules vary based on the type of install.

• 21 days after receipt of complete application for a transport facility.
• 60 days after receipt of a complete application for a network node.
• 150 days after receipt of a complete application for a new node support pole.

Please refrain from contacting City staff for updates during the review period. All status updates will be communicated directly through comment on the application case record itself, refer to the comment section for any updates and the general “Status” of the permit for information.

Certificates of Insurance are required in the total amount of $1,000,000.00 and only need to be submitted once (by all Contractors & Subcontractors involved with the jobsite), provided they remain active and are renewed as required. The following requirements must also be met:

• Be from a company licensed to do business in the State of Texas, with an AM Best rating of at least A-.
• Have coverage for personal injury, contractual liability, premises liability, medical damages, underground, explosion and collapse hazards.
• Certificate of Insurance
• Please attach valid Certificates of Insurance to your permit application record – otherwise City staff will verify our records and request said Insurance through permit comment if the designated Contractor and Subcontractors involved are found to not have valid Insurance on-file with the City.

Contractor Surety Bonds with the City of Round Rock are required in the amount of $2,000.00 and only need to be submitted once, provided they remain active and are renewed as required. The bond documentation provided in the links below may be forwarded to your insurance carrier or surety bond agency for review and completion, should additional information be required during the bonding process.

• Contractor Surety Bond
  Please attach valid City Contractor Bond to your permit application record – otherwise City staff will verify our records and request said Bond through permit comment if the designated Contractor is found to not have an active Bond on file with the City.

Please send any Bond/Insurance renewals to us by Email.

Homeowner Performing Work:
(Option not allowed if Contractor is in-fact performing work for you)

• Homeowners Insurance to use in-place of Contractor Insurance/Bond should any damages occur. You’ll need to add “N/A” under the list of Contractors to bypass the verification that a Contractor is doing work when submitting your application in the portal.
• Location Sketch of Work showcasing all requirements (plans).
• General $50.00 fee subject to changes upon Civil Inspector review.