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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How much does a Columbus excavation bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
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 no credit check up to $100,000.
Pay & e-sign
Permit bonds this size typically issue right after purchase.
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.
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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 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.
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 your permit. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to attach to your Columbus excavation permit application.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check up to $100,000.
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Pull your Columbus excavation permit today.
From $100, no credit check up to $100,000, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.