Elkhart excavation permit bonds.
$100 flat. Five minutes.
The City of Elkhart requires a $10,000 bond before you excavate in a city street, alley, or right-of-way under an excavation permit. Ours is $100 flat — the same for every contractor. Five-minute application, no credit section on this bond.
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Three steps. One sitting.
An excavation permit bond is among the simplest things in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with your Elkhart permit
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your City of Elkhart excavation permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Elkhart excavation bond covers
The City of Elkhart controls who may excavate or cut into a public street, alley, sidewalk, or right-of-way. Its excavation permit is conditioned on a $10,000 surety bond so the city is protected if an excavation is left unsafe or the pavement is not properly restored.
It's a three-party guarantee: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Elkhart (the obligee). If you fail to backfill, repave, and restore the right-of-way to city standard — or leave a hazard — the city can recover its repair costs against the bond.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays the city, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore their excavations cleanly treat the $10,000 bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you are
Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't collect credit information.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Excavation permit bond, issued today.
$100 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.