Columbus excavation bonds.
3% flat. Five minutes.
The City of Columbus, Indiana requires an excavation permit bond before you open a city street, alley, or right-of-way to excavate. We price it at a flat 3% of the bond amount, $275 minimum, and the application takes about five minutes.
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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 no credit section.
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.
The whole pricing page.
Penal sum × 3% = your premium, $275 minimum. You enter the amount the City of Columbus requires.
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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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Pull your Columbus excavation permit today.
Flat 3%, $275 minimum, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.