Bridgeport street excavation bonds.
$600. Five minutes.
Before the City of Bridgeport lets you cut into a city street, it requires a $20,000 street-excavation bond guaranteeing you restore the road. Ours is $600 flat — 3% of the bond amount — and the application takes about five minutes.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal permit bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount permit bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with your permit
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Bridgeport's Public Facilities / Engineering office. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$20,000 bond × 3% = $600, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A street-excavation bond is a restoration guarantee to the City of Bridgeport. When you trench a city street to reach a utility, the city wants assurance the pavement, curb, and base are restored to its specification — not left as a failing patch.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Bridgeport (the obligee). If you abandon the cut or your restoration fails, the city can recover its repair costs against the bond, up to $20,000.
The bond stays in place for the permit period. Keep it active until the city accepts your restoration; we send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out so a long job never lapses on a missed email.
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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 →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
How much is the City of Bridgeport street-excavation bond? +
Do I pay the $20,000? +
How fast will I have the bond? +
Is there a credit check? +
Who is the obligee? +
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$600 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.