The City of Marion requires a $2,000 bond before it will issue an excavation permit for work in the city — ours is $275 flat. Three percent of $2,000 is $60, so our $275 minimum applies. The application is five minutes.
















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 issue right after purchase for most applicants. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City of Marion's excavation permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
$2,000 bond × 3% = $60, which is below our $275 minimum — so the price is $275 per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
An excavation permit bond is a restoration guarantee to the City of Marion. When you open the street, sidewalk, or right-of-way to dig, the city wants a financial backstop that you'll backfill, repave, and restore the surface to its standards.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Marion (the obligee). If you leave the right-of-way in worse shape than you found it, the city can recover its restoration cost against the bond.
The bond must stay active while your permit is open. We track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $2,000 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.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.