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 check.
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How much does a St. Louis excavation bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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 is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount permit bonds like this are among the bond types that issue right after purchase.
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 check on the application.
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 $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 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 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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St. Louis excavation bond today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.