The City of East Ridge requires a $25,000 bond before a contractor obstructs or excavates a public street — 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.
















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, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
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 and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your City of East Ridge street obstruction / 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 street obstruction and excavation bond is a restoration and compliance guarantee. When you open or block an East Ridge street, the City wants assurance that you'll backfill, repave, and restore the street to City standards — and that the public is protected while the work is open.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of East Ridge (the obligee). If you abandon a cut, leave a hazard, or fail to restore the surface, the City can recover its repair costs against the bond.
The bond stays in force for the term of your permit. We track the dates and notify you 60 and 30 days out so an annual or multi-job permit never lapses on you.
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.