Bloomington push-or-bore bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
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. Three percent of $5,000 is below our floor, so the premium is our $275 minimum — and the application is five minutes with no credit check.
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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 check 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.
The whole pricing page.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, but our minimum premium is $275, so you pay $275 per term regardless.
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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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your Bloomington bore permit today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.