Columbus excavation bonds.
From $100.
The City of Columbus, Indiana requires an excavation permit bond before you open a city street, alley, or right-of-way to excavate. The premium is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum — enter the penal sum on the short application to see your exact price.
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Three steps. One sitting.
An excavation permit bond is one of the simplest things in surety. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Business details, the penal sum Columbus requires, and an effective date. No financials — and the application collects no credit information.
Pay & e-sign
Permit bonds this size typically issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with your permit
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to attach to your Columbus excavation permit application.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
An excavation permit bond is a restoration guarantee to the city. When you open a Columbus street, alley, or right-of-way, the bond promises you'll backfill, compact, and repave the excavation to city standard — and that the city won't be left paying to fix a failed trench.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Columbus, Indiana (the obligee). If the excavation fails or the restoration isn't completed, the city can claim against the bond.
The bond stays in force for the term of your permit work. We track expirations and send renewal notices ahead of any deadline so your permits don't lapse mid-project.
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 one.
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Pull your Columbus excavation permit today.
From $100, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.