St. Louis excavation bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of St. Louis requires a $10,000 excavation bond before it will issue a permit to excavate in the public right of way. Ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
City excavation bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials and no credit information collected on this bond.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount permit bonds like this are among the bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City of St. Louis
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Street Department for your excavation permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the excavation bond actually covers
An excavation permit is required any time work removes a portion of the City of St. Louis public right of way — creating a cavity or an unequal grade with the surrounding pavement. Before it issues that permit, the Street Department requires a $10,000 excavation bond as evidence of financial responsibility.
The bond guarantees your compliance with the City's rules for excavating within city limits and proper restoration of the right of way. If you leave a cut unrestored or damage public infrastructure and the City has to fix it, the City of St. Louis (the obligee) can recover its cost against the bond up to $10,000.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. The excavation bond is separate from the liability insurance the City also requires; we handle the surety bond at a flat $100, with no credit section on the application.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information, because this bond doesn't need it.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.