Rio Rancho excavation bonds.
$300 flat. Soft pull.
The City of Rio Rancho requires a $10,000 excavation bond on file before it will license a contractor to excavate in the public right-of-way. Ours is $300 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every contractor. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your Rio Rancho excavation license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
E-sign & file with the city
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your City of Rio Rancho contractor license and right-of-way permits. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
The whole pricing page.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Rio Rancho controls who may dig in its streets and right-of-way. Before a contractor can pull a right-of-way / excavation permit, the city requires a current business license, insurance, and a $10,000 excavation bond on file — the bond guarantees that you 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 Rio Rancho (the obligee). If you fail to backfill, compact, and restore the surface — or leave a failed cut — 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. Contractors who restore their work cleanly treat the bond as a licensing formality — and we keep it active so your permits never stall over a lapse.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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The City of Rio Rancho is waiting on one document.
$300 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.