Morton excavation bonds.
$100 flat.
The Village of Morton, a Tazewell County community near Peoria, requires a contractor to file a $10,000 excavation permit bond before it will authorize digging in a village street, right-of-way, or utility easement. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Morton excavation bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A village excavation bond is about the simplest filing in surety. Here's 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 the Village
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Morton Village Hall alongside your excavation permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Morton conditions any permit to open a village street, curb, or utility easement on a contractor first posting a $10,000 excavation permit bond. The bond stands behind the Village's requirement that the excavation be properly backfilled, the surface restored, and the site left safe.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Village of Morton (the obligee), with the Village and any harmed property owner as the protected parties. If restoration work is left incomplete or defective, a claim against the bond can fund the Village's fix, up to the $10,000 penal sum.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for the life of the permit, so confirm the Village's expected duration before you pick your term.
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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 the Village. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Morton Village Hall alongside your excavation 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.