Madison street opening bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Madison requires a $10,000 bond before you open a city street, alley, or right-of-way under a street opening permit. Ours is $100 flat — the same for every contractor. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
A street opening 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 Madison permit
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your City of Madison street opening permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Madison street opening bond covers
The City of Madison controls who may cut into a public street, alley, sidewalk, or right-of-way. Its street opening permit is conditioned on a $10,000 surety bond so the city is protected if a cut 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 Madison (the obligee). If you fail to backfill, repave, and restore the right-of-way to city standard, 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 cuts cleanly treat the $10,000 bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't collect credit information.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Street opening bond, issued today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.