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Wichita excavation bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Wichita, Kansas requires a $5,000 bond to excavate or cut sidewalks and pavement in the public right-of-way. Ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this bond — the same for every applicant. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License 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
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Wichita's Public Works department
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your the City of Wichita excavation and pavement-cutting contractor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Wichita excavation and pavement-cutting bond is a right-of-way-restoration guarantee. The City of Wichita requires it of contractors who dig, trench, or cut into sidewalks, streets, and pavement, so the public right-of-way is restored to city standard after the work.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Wichita (the obligee), with the public as the protected party. If a contractor leaves the right-of-way damaged, fails to restore a cut, or violates the permit, the city can recover restoration costs against the bond.
The bond must stay active while your permit privileges are open. Let it lapse and the city can pull your right to cut and excavate — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $5,000 filing continuous.
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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 Wichita's Public Works department. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your the City of Wichita excavation and pavement-cutting contractor license application or renewal. 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. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$100 flat, short application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.