Terre Haute excavation bonds.
$300. Five minutes.
The City of Terre Haute requires registered excavation contractors to file a $10,000 bond. Ours is $300 flat — exactly 3% of the $10,000 amount. The application is five minutes, and this bond has no credit check. (The City also offers a $25,000 tier for larger work.)
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal excavation bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount municipal bonds like this issue right after purchase for most contractors. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with your registration
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Terre Haute excavation contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the excavation bond actually guarantees
An excavation contractor bond is a public-property and ordinance-compliance guarantee. When you cut into a Terre Haute street, alley, or right-of-way, the City wants a financial backstop that you'll backfill, restore the surface, and follow the City's excavation rules.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Terre Haute (the obligee). If you fail to restore a cut or damage City property, the City can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for as long as you hold the registration. Let it lapse and the City can suspend your excavation privileges — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $10,000 filing continuous.
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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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Finish your Terre Haute registration today.
$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.