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 review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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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's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
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 the application collects no credit information.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — there's no credit section, because this bond doesn't collect one.
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Lakewood excavation bond, issued today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.