Washoe County excavation bonds.
$100 flat.
Washoe County requires a $5,000 performance bond for an encroachment/excavation permit before you cut into the county right-of-way. Ours is $100 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, no quote round-trip. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Washoe County excavation bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 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
Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with Washoe County
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Washoe County CSD Engineering and Capital Projects with your encroachment/excavation permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
An excavation permit bond is a restoration guarantee. Before you cut into a county street, sidewalk, gutter, or alley, Washoe County conditions the encroachment/excavation permit on the bond so that work in the right-of-way isn't left incomplete or unrestored.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Washoe County (the obligee), with the traveling public as the protected parties. If a permittee abandons the cut or fails to restore the right-of-way, the county can recover restoration costs against the bond — up to the $5,000 penal sum.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore their work and pass final inspection treat the bond as a permit formality. We issue the $5,000 bond on the form the county requires.
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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 $5,000 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 Washoe County. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Washoe County CSD Engineering and Capital Projects with your encroachment/excavation permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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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Pull your Washoe County permit today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.