Deerfield excavation permit bonds.
$100 flat.
The Village of Deerfield will not issue a parkway or street excavation permit until the applicant files a $5,000 surety bond with the Director of Building & Zoning — ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. The application collects no credit information, and most applicants approve instantly.
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Three steps. One sitting.
An excavation permit bond is about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Your business details, the location of the planned excavation, and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Excavation bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Building & Zoning
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Director of Building & Zoning alongside your excavation permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Deerfield conditions a parkway or street excavation permit on a $5,000 surety bond, filed with the Director of Building & Zoning under Article 3 of Chapter 19 of the Village Code. It is not a general contractor license — it applies specifically to anyone opening the parkway, a street, or an alley for utility, sewer, or other excavation work.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Village of Deerfield (the obligee). The Code conditions the bond on indemnifying the Village for any loss, liability, or damage that may result or accrue because of the making or existence of such excavation — restoration of the parkway or pavement is the core risk it covers.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond is filed per permit, alongside a separate restoration deposit set by the Village's annual fee resolution; confirm both amounts with Building & Zoning before you dig.
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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect credit information.
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Get your Deerfield excavation permit filed today.
$100 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.