Trumbull excavating license bonds.
$100 flat.
Before the Town of Trumbull issues an Encroachment/Street Opening Permit, an applicant must first hold a Town Excavating License and have on file a $10,000 surety bond with the Department of Public Works. The price is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — with a short application.
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How much does a Trumbull excavating license bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Excavating license bonds like this are about 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
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with Trumbull Public Works
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Department of Public Works alongside your Town Excavating License and Street Opening Permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Trumbull excavating bond actually guarantees
Under the Town of Trumbull’s street-excavation ordinance, no person may open, excavate, or perform construction work within, on, through, or under a public street, highway, or right-of-way in Trumbull without first obtaining an Encroachment/Street Opening Permit from the Director of Public Works. Before that permit can be issued, the applicant must hold a Town Excavating License and file a surety bond sufficient, in the Director’s opinion, to secure the adequate restoration of the highway after the work is finished.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Town of Trumbull (the obligee). If a licensee fails to restore a street to the Director’s satisfaction, the Town can perform the repair itself and recover its cost against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the Town, you repay the surety. This $10,000 bond is the standard filing amount for the Town Excavating License; the Director of Public Works may require a different amount for a specific permit depending on the scope of work, so confirm your permit’s figure with the Department before filing.
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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 $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 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 Trumbull Public Works. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Department of Public Works alongside your Town Excavating License and Street Opening Permit application. 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, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.