City of Kettering excavation bonds.
From $100.
The City of Kettering requires an excavation permit bond before a contractor opens or excavates in its right-of-way. The city sets the bond amount on your permit; our premium is 0.5% of that amount, with a $100 minimum — no credit check up to $100,000. Your exact price appears at the application.
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How much does a City of Kettering excavation bond cost?
0.5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No credit check up to $100,000. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
No credit check up to $100,000. That is the application.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. No credit check up to $100,000.
File with the City of Kettering
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your excavation permit at Kettering's engineering / public works department. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the excavation bond actually covers
An excavation permit bond is a public-property guarantee. When you excavate in the City of Kettering's right-of-way — for a utility line, a tap, or a driveway cut — the city wants a financial backstop that the street, curb, and public infrastructure are restored properly.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Kettering (the obligee). If you leave the right-of-way damaged, fail to restore the pavement, or violate the permit terms, the city can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Because the city sizes the bond to the work, you enter the amount your permit names; the premium is 0.5% of that amount, with a $100 minimum. From $125,000, the check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the City of Kettering. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your excavation permit at Kettering's engineering / public works department. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check up to $100,000. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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Premiums from $100, no credit check up to $100,000. Enter the amount the city set.