Town of Stratford excavation bonds.
$100 flat.
Before you excavate in a Stratford street, the Town requires a $10,000 excavation permit bond filed with its Public Works office. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the price you pay. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Town of Stratford excavation bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Permit bonds like this are the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with Stratford Public Works
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Town of Stratford Public Works office alongside your excavation permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The Town of Stratford controls excavation in its public streets and rights-of-way through its Department of Public Works. Before a contractor excavates or trenches a town street, Stratford conditions the permit on a $10,000 surety bond.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Town of Stratford (the obligee). The bond guarantees you will backfill, repave, and restore the street to the Town’s specification, so Stratford is not left paying to fix a trench you walked away from.
It is not insurance for you — if the Town makes a valid claim and the surety pays, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore their cuts properly 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 $10,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to March 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, March 31, in the year your term ends.
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 Stratford Public Works. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Town of Stratford Public Works office alongside your excavation permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 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.