Baltimore excavation bonds.
$750. Five minutes.
The City of Baltimore requires a $25,000 surety bond before a contractor may excavate, cut, or open the public right-of-way — streets, sidewalks, and alleys. Ours is $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount — with no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Your right-of-way permit is waiting on this bond. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials and no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Permit bonds like this issue right after purchase in most cases. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City of Baltimore
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your excavation or right-of-way permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Baltimore conditions an excavation or street-opening permit on a $25,000 surety bond payable to the city. Any time a contractor cuts pavement, opens a sidewalk, or trenches the public right-of-way for a utility or connection, the bond stands behind the work.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (the obligee). The bond guarantees you backfill, repave, and restore the right-of-way to city standard, and that the city is made whole if your cut fails or settles.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore cuts to standard treat the bond as a permit formality.
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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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Get your right-of-way permit moving.
$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.