Winona right-of-way excavation bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Winona requires a $10,000 surety bond to excavate in the public right-of-way — opening streets, boulevards, or sidewalks for utility or other work. Pricing is $100 flat per year. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Winona right-of-way excavation bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Permit bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with Winona
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Winona Public Works / engineering office for your excavation permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Winona right-of-way excavation bond is a right-of-way guarantee to the City. It promises that when you open streets, boulevards, or sidewalks in Winona to excavate, you'll properly backfill, restore the surface, and leave the public right-of-way as good as you found it.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Winona (the obligee). If you fail to restore the right-of-way or leave it unsafe, the City can do the work and recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active while your permit is open. Let it lapse and the City can hold your permit — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $10,000 filing continuous.
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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 $10,000 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 Winona. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Winona Public Works / engineering office for your excavation permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 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.
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