The City of Richmond, Indiana requires a fixed $10,000 blanket excavation permit bond to excavate in city streets and right-of-way under a blanket (annual) permit. Ours is $300 flat — 3% of the bond amount — and the application takes about five minutes.
















A blanket excavation bond is one of the simplest things in surety. Here's the whole process:
Business details and an effective date. No financials, no credit check section.
Permit bonds like this issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Richmond blanket excavation permit.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
A blanket excavation permit bond is a restoration guarantee to the city. A blanket permit lets you excavate in Richmond streets and right-of-way across many jobs under one authorization — the bond promises you'll restore every cut to city standard so the city isn't left repairing failed trenches.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Richmond, Indiana (the obligee). If an excavation fails or isn't restored, the city can claim against the bond.
The bond stays in force for the term of your blanket permit. We track expirations and send renewal notices ahead of any deadline so your annual permit doesn't lapse.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.