MSD Cincinnati excavation & fill bonds.
From $100.
The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSDGC) requires this permit bond before you excavate or place fill where the work could affect its sewers and easements. The district sets the amount on your permit — pricing is 0.5% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum, calculated at the application.
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How much does an MSD Cincinnati excavation & fill 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 underwriting queue for the standard permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the district. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the district required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000, and most applicants are issued the executed bond instantly as soon as they pay.
File with MSDGC
Submit the executed bond with your excavation or fill permit application to the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the excavation & fill bond actually covers
The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSDGC) owns and maintains the public sewer system across Hamilton County and the City of Cincinnati. When you excavate or place fill where the work could disturb a sewer, manhole, or district easement, the district conditions the permit on a surety bond.
The bond is a guarantee to the district: that you perform the permitted work to MSDGC standards, restore any disturbed sewer infrastructure and surface, and leave the system as sound as you found it. If you damage district facilities and fail to make them right, MSDGC can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore the site and protect the district’s sewers treat the bond as a routine permit formality. We issue the amount MSDGC set; pricing starts from $100, and no credit check up to $100,000.
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 MSDGC. Submit the executed bond with your excavation or fill permit application to the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati. 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 on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount MSDGC set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the district required and file the same day.