Bloomington push-or-bore bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Bloomington requires a $5,000 push-or-bore bond before you directionally bore or push conduit under a city street or right-of-way. The premium is $100 flat, issued instantly. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Bloomington push-or-bore bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Push-or-bore permit bonds are the simplest thing 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
Small fixed-amount permit bonds like this issue right after purchase in most cases.
File with the City
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your City of Bloomington push / bore permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the push-or-bore bond actually covers
The City of Bloomington controls its streets and rights-of-way, and requires a permit and a $5,000 push-or-bore bond before a contractor directionally bores or pushes conduit, pipe, or cable beneath them. "Push or bore" is trenchless work that crosses under a roadway without open-cutting it.
The bond is a restoration and damage guarantee to the City: it stands behind your obligation to avoid damaging the roadway, utilities, and right-of-way during the bore, and to restore the area afterward. If you cause damage or leave the right-of-way unrestored, the City (the obligee) can draw on the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who bore cleanly and restore the surface treat the $5,000 bond as a permit formality.
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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 $5,000 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. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your City of Bloomington push / bore permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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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Finish your Bloomington bore permit today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.