Grand Traverse soil erosion bonds.
From $100.
Grand Traverse County administers soil erosion and sedimentation control (SESC) under Part 91 of Michigan PA 451, and can require a performance bond on a permit so that erosion controls are installed, maintained, and the disturbed site is stabilized. This bond prices at 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, with a soft credit pull that never affects your score.
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How much does a Grand Traverse soil erosion bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Apply to filed, with one soft pull.
A SESC performance bond runs one soft credit pull, then issues. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the county required, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File with the county Soil Erosion office
Submit the executed bond to Grand Traverse County to satisfy your SESC permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the soil erosion bond covers
Michigan regulates soil erosion and sedimentation control under Part 91 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (PA 451 of 1994), and Grand Traverse County is the enforcing agency for permits in the county. A SESC permit is generally required for an earth change that disturbs one or more acres, or that occurs within 500 feet of a lake or stream.
When the county requires a bond, it is a performance guarantee to Grand Traverse County: it stands behind installing and maintaining your erosion controls and stabilizing the disturbed site so sediment does not run off into county waterways. The county typically sizes the bond to the scope of the earth change and the cost to correct an erosion failure.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Grand Traverse County (the obligee). If controls fail and you do not correct them, the county can recover its remediation cost against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
You need this bond if you are
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 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.
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 county Soil Erosion office. Submit the executed bond to Grand Traverse County to satisfy your SESC permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, one soft pull.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit with the bond amount the county set and your bond is issued when you pay.
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Pricing from $100, soft pull only. Enter the amount the county set and file the same day.