City of Duluth street obstruction bonds.
$200 flat.
To obstruct a public street, or to move or wreck a building across City streets in Duluth, the City of Duluth requires a fixed $20,000 performance bond. The price is $200 flat, the same for every contractor. Issued when you pay.
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How much does a City of Duluth street obstruction bond cost?
$200 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to permit-ready.
Your Duluth street-obstruction or house-moving permit is waiting on this bond. Here's the whole process:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application.
Approved
Approved as soon as you apply. There is no underwriting queue.
File with the City of Duluth
Receive the executed $20,000 bond ready to file with your Duluth obstruction or moving / wrecking permit. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the obstruction bond guarantees
The City of Duluth conditions a permit to obstruct a public street — or to move or wreck a building over and across City streets — on a $20,000 performance bond. Street obstruction, house moving, and building demolition all put the public right of way and adjacent property at risk, so the City wants a financial backstop before it issues the permit.
The bond is a performance-and-restoration guarantee running to the City of Duluth: it stands behind your obligation to complete the obstruction, move, or wrecking work safely, to restore the streets and surfaces you disturb, and to follow the permit conditions. If you leave the right of way damaged or abandon the work, the City can recover against the bond.
It's a three-party arrangement — you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Duluth (the obligee). It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays the City, 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 $20,000 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 Duluth. Receive the executed $20,000 bond ready to file with your Duluth obstruction or moving / wrecking permit. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $200 at the $20,000 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, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields. Submit once and your $20,000 bond is issued when you pay.
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$200 flat, no credit check, $20,000 bond issued when you pay.