Indianapolis excavating contractor bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
The City of Indianapolis (Marion County) requires excavating contractors to be licensed and bonded through the Department of Business and Neighborhood Services before they dig in the consolidated city. The premium is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — most applicants approve instantly. Enter your required amount and the price updates.
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No underwriting queue for the standard contractor bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount the City required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
The application collects no credit information, and most bonds issue as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick soft-pull review that never affects your score.
File with Business & Neighborhood Services
Submit the executed bond with your excavating contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the excavating contractor bond covers
The consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County license contractors — including excavating contractors — through the Department of Business and Neighborhood Services. To be a listed contractor and pull excavation permits, you register with the City and post a surety bond.
The bond is a public and right-of-way protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with the City-County contractor and excavation rules, including proper restoration of any public way you disturb. If you violate those rules or leave public property damaged, the City (the obligee) and harmed parties can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The City-County Code commonly sets a $10,000 contractor bond, but confirm the amount your specific excavating license requires; enter that figure and we issue from $100 — the application collects no credit information for most applicants.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount your license requires — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Excavating contractor bond, issued today.
From $100. Enter the amount the City requires and file the same day.