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 review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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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's the application — no financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount permit bonds like this issue right after purchase in most cases. At most, 1–2 business days.
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.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information, because this bond doesn't need any.
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Finish your Bloomington bore permit today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.