Colorado Springs excavation license bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Colorado Springs conditions an excavation license on a $5,000 surety bond filed with the Office of the City Clerk. It backs your obligation to restore the public right-of-way after you dig. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, issued in one sitting.
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How much does a Colorado Springs excavation license bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
City license bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
City license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City Clerk
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to deliver to the Deputy Licensing Officer at the Office of the City Clerk with your excavation license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Colorado Springs excavation license bond is a right-of-way restoration guarantee running to the City. It stands behind your obligation to promptly pay for charges the City Clerk bills for permanent resurfacing of an excavation, replacement of traffic detector loops or pavement markings, and other work to restore public property.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Colorado Springs (the obligee). If a contractor leaves the right-of-way unrestored and the City has to do the work, the City can recover its cost against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. Let it lapse and the City can suspend or refuse to renew the license — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $5,000 filing continuous.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $5,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the City Clerk. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to deliver to the Deputy Licensing Officer at the Office of the City Clerk with your excavation license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.