Albuquerque excavation bonds.
$100 flat.

To excavate any part of the Albuquerque right-of-way, the city requires a $10,000 excavation bond on its approved form. Ours is $100 flat — set by our carrier's rate book, the same for every contractor. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.

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Required by City of Albuquerque Municipal Development to excavate in the public right-of-way

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Fixed amount, fixed price — $10,000 bond, $100, no quote process

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No credit fields in the application — multi-year terms available

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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

Your excavation permit is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process:

NOW · ONLINE

Apply online

Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials and no credit section, because this bond collects no credit information.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with Municipal Development

Your executed bond arrives by email on the city-approved form, ready to file with your Albuquerque excavation permit. Wet-ink original mailed whenever the office insists.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

Any time you excavate part of the public right-of-way in Albuquerque, you have to put it back. The City of Albuquerque, through its Department of Municipal Development, requires a $10,000 excavation bond on its approved form before it issues the permit — a guarantee that you will restore the right-of-way after you open it.

It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Albuquerque (the obligee). If you fail to backfill, compact, and restore the surface — or your cut fails — the city can recover its restoration cost against the bond.

It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays the city, you repay the surety. This $10,000 excavation bond is separate from the $5,000 concrete (sidewalk/curb/gutter/drive-pad) bond — many right-of-way contractors carry both.

City of Albuquerque — Municipal Development (right-of-way excavation permits)The City of Albuquerque requires a $10,000 contractor's excavation bond, on the city's approved form, to excavate any part of the public right-of-way; it is administered by the Department of Municipal Development as part of its right-of-way / construction permit process and is separate from the $5,000 sidewalk, curb, gutter and drive-pad bond. The bond amount is set by the city; we issue it on the city-approved form.

You need this bond if you're

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Excavating the Albuquerque right-of-way — utility, water, sewer, or paving work

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A utility or underground contractor opening city streets for service lines

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Pulling a city excavation permit that Municipal Development conditions on a bond

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Renewing a continuous bond so your crews can keep pulling permits all season

One application, issued instantly.

These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Albuquerque excavation bond?The premium is $100 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this specific bond — the same for every contractor. The $10,000 is set by the city, so there is no quote process.

Do I pay the $10,000?No. You pay $100. The $10,000 is the surety's maximum liability to the city if a valid claim is made — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.

Is this the same as the sidewalk and curb bond?No. This $10,000 bond covers excavation — digging in the right-of-way. The City of Albuquerque requires a separate $5,000 bond for concrete work (sidewalk, curb, gutter, drive-pad). Many contractors carry both; we write both.

Is there a credit check?The application has no credit section — most applications approve instantly. If a soft credit check ever runs on this bond, it never affects your score.

How fast will I have the bond?Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase — many contractors finish the application and have the bond the same day. At most, 1–2 business days.

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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.

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