Wayne County excavation contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
Wayne County requires excavation contractors to file a fixed $20,000 bond before cutting or excavating in county roads and rights-of-way. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, identical for every contractor.
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How much does a Wayne County excavation contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Excavation contractor bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with Wayne County
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Wayne County Highway department for your excavation / right-of-way permits. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Wayne County controls the roads and rights-of-way in the unincorporated county, and conditions excavation in them on a registered, bonded excavation contractor. The $20,000 bond is filed with the County before you cut, bore, or open a county road.
The bond is a restoration-and-compliance guarantee: it stands behind your obligation to backfill, compact, and restore the county road and right-of-way to standard and to follow the permit conditions. If an excavation you made fails or is left unrestored, the County can use the bond to make the repair.
It is not insurance for you — if the County makes a valid claim and the surety pays, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore their excavations to standard treat the bond as a routine cost of county work.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $20,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with Wayne County. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Wayne County Highway department for your excavation / right-of-way permits. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $20,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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Wayne County excavation bond, issued today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.