Lakewood street excavation bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Lakewood requires a $5,000 bond for street excavation and obstruction permits in its right-of-way. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Lakewood street excavation bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Permit bonds like this are the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Lakewood
Your executed $5,000 bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Lakewood street excavation / obstruction permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
When you excavate a Lakewood street or obstruct the public right-of-way, the City of Lakewood conditions the permit on a $5,000 surety bond. The bond guarantees you complete the permitted work to City standards and restore the right-of-way to its prior condition.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Lakewood (the obligee). If you abandon the work, leave the street unrestored, or damage City facilities, the City can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. Contractors who finish the work and restore the right-of-way treat the bond as a permit formality. The City set the amount at $5,000; we issue it at $100 flat, and no credit check.
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 $5,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 Lakewood. Your executed $5,000 bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Lakewood street excavation / obstruction permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Lakewood excavation bond, issued today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.