Metro Nashville excavation contractor bonds.
$200 flat.
The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requires licensed excavation contractors to post a $40,000 bond — ours is $200 flat, and the price you see is the price you pay at checkout. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Contractor license bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit fields, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount contractor bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Metro
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Metro Nashville Codes / contractor licensing office. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Metro Nashville excavation contractor bond is a license and right-of-way guarantee. The Metropolitan Government wants assurance that a licensed excavation contractor will follow its excavation, right-of-way, and permit rules — and restore what it disturbs.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (the obligee). If excavation work violates Metro rules or leaves a cut unrestored, the affected party or Metro can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. Let it lapse and Metro can suspend your excavation contractor license — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $40,000 filing continuous.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit fields, because this bond doesn't need one.
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$200 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.