Douglas County excavation bonds.
$100. Five minutes.
To operate as an excavation contractor in unincorporated Douglas County, the county requires a $10,000 license bond posted with the Director of Land and Resource Management. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see at checkout — and the application collects no credit information.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License 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 license bonds like this issue fast — often right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Land & Resource Management
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to post with the Douglas County Director of Land and Resource Management for your contractor license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the excavation bond guarantees
Douglas County requires anyone operating as an excavation contractor within the county and outside city limits to obtain a license from the County Commissioners and to post a bond with the County Director of Land and Resource Management, in favor of the county and the public.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Douglas County together with the public (the protected parties). The bond is conditioned on your faithful compliance with the county’s land use and contractor ordinance — if you violate it and someone is harmed, they can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The county sets the amount in its Permit and License Fee Schedule; this bond is the $10,000 figure, which we issue at $100 flat — set by our carrier’s rate book, not a percentage — and the application collects no credit information.
You need this bond if you are
Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information for this bond.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$100 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.