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Fargo excavator license bonds.
$500.

The City of Fargo requires a $100,000 excavator license bond before you can dig and work in the city's streets and right-of-way. Our carrier's rate book sets this bond at a flat $500 — the price you see is the checkout price. Because this is a larger bond, the application may include a soft credit check that never affects your score.

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Required to license as an excavator with the City of Fargo — for work in city streets and right-of-way
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Fixed price, fixed amount — $100,000 bond, $500, no quote process
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Soft credit check only, if it runs — it never affects your credit score
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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

Even with the soft pull, this is a fast bond. Here's the entire process:

NOW · 5 MINUTES

Apply online

Business details, an effective date, and consent to a quick soft credit check that never affects your score.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

Most applicants pay and e-sign in the same sitting. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with the City

Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City of Fargo for your excavator license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

A City of Fargo excavator license bond is a right-of-way guarantee. Excavation in city streets risks utilities, pavement, and public safety — Fargo wants a $100,000 financial backstop that you'll restore what you dig up and follow the city's excavation rules.

It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Fargo (the obligee). If you damage city infrastructure or fail to restore the right-of-way, the City can recover against the bond up to $100,000.

The bond must stay active while you hold the excavator license. Let it lapse and the City can pull your ability to open street cuts — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $100,000 filing continuous.

City of Fargo excavator licenseThe City of Fargo requires this surety bond as a condition of its excavator license for work in city streets and right-of-way. The $100,000 bond amount and terms are set by the City of Fargo; confirm current requirements with the City of Fargo Engineering / Public Works Department before filing.

You need this bond if you're

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Licensing as an excavator with the City of Fargo — the bond is filed with your license
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Renewing your Fargo excavator license and your bond is expiring
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A utility, underground, or earthwork contractor opening street cuts in Fargo
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A general contractor whose project requires excavation in city right-of-way

Five minutes, plus a soft pull.

These are the actual issuing fields. If a credit check runs, it is a soft pull only — it never affects your score.

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FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

How much is the Fargo excavator license bond? ▾
The premium is $500 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this specific bond — the same for every applicant, no quote round-trip.
Do I pay the $100,000? ▾
No. You pay $500. The $100,000 is the surety's maximum liability if a valid claim is made against the bond — not a deposit.
Will the credit check hurt my score? ▾
No. A quick soft credit check may apply during underwriting on a bond this size — it is never a hard inquiry and never affects your credit score.
How fast will I have the bond? ▾
Most applicants finish the soft pull, pay, and e-sign in the same sitting. At most, 1–2 business days.
When does it renew? ▾
The bond must stay active while your Fargo excavator license is current. You can buy a 1, 2, or 3-year term; we send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out, with autopay available.
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Finish your Fargo excavator license today.

$500 flat, five-minute application, soft pull only. Free until issued.

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