City of Danville excavation bonds.
From $100.
The bond the City of Danville requires before you cut, dig, or open a public street or right-of-way, guaranteeing you backfill and restore the pavement to City standards. The City sets the amount — premiums start from $100. The premium is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum, and no credit check up to $100,000.
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How much does a City of Danville excavation bond cost?
1% 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 excavation bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the City required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
File with the City of Danville
Submit the executed bond with your excavation / right-of-way permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the excavation bond actually covers
When you cut into a City of Danville street, sidewalk, or right-of-way — to set a utility, run a service line, or fix a main — the City of Danville can require a permit bond before it lets you open the pavement. The bond guarantees you backfill, repave, and restore the right-of-way to City standards.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Danville (the obligee). If you leave a cut unrestored, settle the patch, or damage City infrastructure and walk away, the City can draw on the bond to make the repairs itself.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore their cuts to spec treat the bond as a permit formality. Enter the amount the City set — the premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, 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 the City of Danville. Submit the executed bond with your excavation / right-of-way permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% 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 the City set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Danville excavation bond, issued today.
From $100. Enter the amount the City set and file with your permit the same day.