Groton excavation bonds.
From $100.
The Town of Groton requires an excavation bond as a condition of excavating in its roads and public ways. The Town of Groton Department of Public Works sets the amount on your excavation permit; the premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Your exact price appears at the application, which collects no credit check up to $100,000.
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How much does a Groton excavation bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for a standard municipal excavation bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with Groton. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the town required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
File with the Town of Groton
Submit the executed bond to Groton's Public Works office with your excavation permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the town insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Groton excavation bond covers
When you excavate in a Groton road or public way — for a utility, a connection, or sitework — the Town of Groton wants a financial guarantee that you will backfill, restore the surface, and follow the conditions of your permit. The bond is posted with your excavation permit through the Department of Public Works.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Town of Groton (the obligee). If you leave a trench unrestored, damage town infrastructure, or abandon permitted work, the town can recover its repair costs against the bond.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays the town, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore their excavations and close out their permits treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
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 Town of Groton. Submit the executed bond to Groton's Public Works office with your excavation permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the town insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 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 Town of Groton set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the town required and file the same day.