Rock Island excavator bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Rock Island requires a $10,000 continuous bond on file with the Engineering Division before it will issue an excavation permit in the public right-of-way. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see at checkout is the price you pay, the same for every contractor.
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How much does a Rock Island excavator bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A municipal permit bond is among the simplest bonds we issue. Here is the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date — that is the application. No financials to gather up front.
Pay & e-sign
Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Rock Island
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Engineering Division so it can confirm your bond is current before issuing an excavation permit number. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Rock Island’s Public Works Department, Engineering Division requires a $10,000 continuous license/permit bond on file before it issues an excavation permit for work in the public right-of-way — utility installation, boring, or any dig affecting city streets or sidewalks.
It’s a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Rock Island (the obligee). The bond guarantees your excavation work complies with the City’s construction standards and is properly restored — so Rock Island isn’t left absorbing the cost of a dig left unrepaired or out of code.
It is not insurance for you. If the City makes a valid claim and the surety pays, you repay the surety. Because the Engineering Division checks bond status before issuing each permit number, keeping this bond current is what keeps your excavation permits flowing without delay.
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 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 City of Rock Island. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Engineering Division so it can confirm your bond is current before issuing an excavation permit number. 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.