The City of Bismarck requires a $25,000 excavation bond before you dig in the city's streets and right-of-way — ours is $750 flat, which is 3% of the bond amount. The application is five minutes, and permit bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
















City permit bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City of Bismarck when you pull your excavation permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
A City of Bismarck excavation bond is a right-of-way guarantee. Digging in city streets risks utilities and pavement — Bismarck wants a $25,000 financial backstop that you'll restore what you disturb and follow the city's excavation rules.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Bismarck (the obligee). If you damage city infrastructure or fail to restore the right-of-way, the City can recover against the bond up to $25,000.
The bond must stay active while you hold the permit. Let it lapse and the City can stop your excavation work — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $25,000 filing continuous.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.