Bloomington ROW excavation bonds.
$100 flat.
Before you excavate in the public right-of-way, the City of Bloomington requires a $5,000 performance bond filed with its Engineering Division. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see at checkout — and the application collects no credit information.
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Right-of-way bonds are simple. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date — the application has no credit section, and there’s no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount permit bonds like this issue fast — often right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Engineering Division
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City of Bloomington Engineering Division before you start work. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right-of-way bond guarantees
The City of Bloomington requires a $5,000 performance bond from any contractor excavating in the public right-of-way, filed with the Engineering Division before work begins. The bond stands behind your obligation to restore the right-of-way and follow the city’s permit conditions.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Bloomington (the obligee). If you damage city infrastructure, fail to restore a cut, or leave the right-of-way out of compliance, the city can recover its costs against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the city, you repay the surety. After the first year, the city accepts a continuation certificate referencing the same bond number, so coverage stays continuous with no gap.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information for this bond.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.