Jamestown excavation permit bonds.
1%, $100 min. Enter your amount.
Before you excavate in, cut, or open a city street, the City of Jamestown requires an excavation permit backed by a surety bond, filed with the Department of Public Works. Premiums run 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — enter the amount the City set and your exact price appears at the application. The application collects no credit information.
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No underwriting queue for most excavation permit bonds — enter your amount, apply, and file with the City. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount the City required, and the effective date — that is the entire application. There is no credit section.
Issued on the spot
Most applicants are approved and issued as soon as you pay. If a check runs on your file, it is a soft pull that never affects your score. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with Jamestown Public Works
Submit the executed bond with your excavation permit application to the City of Jamestown. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the excavation bond actually covers
The City of Jamestown issues excavation permits through its Department of Public Works for any work that opens or cuts a city street — utility connections, repairs, and similar. The City conditions the permit on a surety bond because an unrestored cut becomes the City's problem and the public's hazard.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the City of Jamestown (the obligee). If the pavement is not restored to city standard, or the cut fails, the City can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who backfill, compact, and repave properly treat the bond as a permit formality.
You need this bond if you are
One application, most issued instantly.
Submit the application with the bond amount the City of Jamestown set — premiums run 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and most applicants see their bond issued right away.
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Premiums run 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Enter the amount Jamestown required and file the same day.