City of Marion excavation bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Marion requires a fixed $5,000 bond before a contractor excavates in its right-of-way under a permit. Ours is $100 flat — issued instantly on a $5,000 bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a City of Marion excavation bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Excavation permit bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Marion
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Marion excavation permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Marion excavation bond guarantees
The City of Marion controls its public right-of-way — the streets, alleys, and easements where utilities run. Before a contractor excavates in that right-of-way under a permit, the city conditions the permit on a $5,000 surety bond.
The bond runs to the City of Marion as obligee and guarantees that you backfill and restore the excavation to city standards and follow your permit conditions. If you leave a trench or street patch that fails, the city can recover its repair cost against the bond.
It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays the city, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore the right-of-way cleanly treat it as a permit formality. We track the filing and notify you 60 and 30 days out.
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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 $5,000 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 the City of Marion. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Marion excavation permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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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Marion excavation bond today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.