Denver excavation permit bond.
From $125.
The bond the City and County of Denver requires to excavate or cut a street in the public right-of-way — issued through Denver's transportation / public works permitting. Denver sets the bond amount on the permit; pricing is 1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum, calculated instantly at the application.
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How much does a Denver excavation permit bond cost?
1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, from $125. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard Denver excavation bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Business details, the bond amount the City required, and an effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
File with the City and County of Denver
Submit the executed bond to Denver's transportation / public works permit office. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City and County of Denver requires a permit to excavate or cut into the public right-of-way, and conditions that permit on a surety bond. The bond is a restoration guarantee: it stands behind your backfilling, patching, and restoring the street or right-of-way you open, to Denver's standards.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City and County of Denver (the obligee). If an excavation is left unrestored, settles, or fails, Denver can recover against the bond to make the repairs.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Restore your cuts cleanly and the bond is a permit formality. We issue the amount Denver set, pricing from $125.
You need this bond if you are
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 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.
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 and County of Denver. Submit the executed bond to Denver's transportation / public works permit office. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the City and County of Denver set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file. No credit check up to $100,000.
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Denver excavation bond, issued today.
Pricing from $125. Enter the amount the City required and file the same day.