City of Tuscaloosa street-cut bonds.
$1,500 flat. Five minutes.

The City of Tuscaloosa requires a $50,000 bond as a condition of a street-cut permit — to guarantee you properly restore any pavement you cut or excavate. Ours is $1,500 flat, 3% of the bond amount, with no credit check.

Required for a City of Tuscaloosa street-cut permit — utility, boring, and excavation work
Fixed amount, fixed price — $50,000 bond, $1,500, no quote process
Multi-year terms available — for contractors cutting streets all year
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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

Street-cut permit bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:

NOW · 5 MINUTES

Apply online

Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

Street-cut bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with the City of Tuscaloosa

Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your City of Tuscaloosa street-cut permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

The whole pricing page.

$50,000 bond × 3% = $1,500, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.

1-year term
$1,500
2-year term
$3,000
3-year term
$4,500
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

The City of Tuscaloosa issues permits to cut, bore, or excavate its public streets and pavement — typically for utility installation and repair. Because a poorly restored cut becomes a long-term hazard and maintenance cost, the City conditions the permit on a $50,000 surety bond.

The bond is a restoration guarantee to the City: it stands behind your obligation to backfill, patch, and restore each cut to city standard, and to keep that restoration sound for the warranty period the permit names. If a patch fails or a cut is left unrestored, the City can recover the cost of repair against the bond.

It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore their cuts properly treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.

City of Tuscaloosa — street-cut permitThe City of Tuscaloosa requires this bond as a condition of its street-cut/excavation permit; the $50,000 bond amount and terms are set by the City. Confirm the required amount, warranty period, and bond form with the City of Tuscaloosa public works or engineering office.

You need this bond if you're

A contractor pulling a street-cut permit in the City of Tuscaloosa
A utility or boring contractor cutting or excavating city pavement
Installing water, sewer, gas, or fiber that crosses a city street
Cutting streets all year and want a continuing bond on file

Five minutes. The whole thing.

These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.

Start the application →
FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

How much is the City of Tuscaloosa street-cut bond? +
The premium is $1,500 — a flat 3% of the fixed $50,000 bond amount, the same for every contractor. The $50,000 is set by the City, so there is no quote process.
Do I pay the $50,000? +
No. You pay $1,500. The $50,000 is the surety's maximum liability if a valid claim is made against the bond — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
How fast will I have the bond? +
Street-cut bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase — many contractors finish the application and have the bond in the same sitting. At most, 1–2 business days.
Is there a credit check? +
Not on this bond — the application has no credit section at all. Fixed-amount permit bonds like this one don't need one.
What does the bond guarantee? +
That you restore every street cut or excavation to City of Tuscaloosa standard and keep it sound through the permit warranty period. If a patch fails, the City can recover the repair cost against the bond.
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Finish your Tuscaloosa permit today.

$1,500 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.

Your premium @ 3%$1,500
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