Olympia street excavation bonds.
From $100.
The City of Olympia requires a surety bond before it will issue a street excavation or obstruction permit for work in its public right of way. The City's Public Works department sets the bond amount with your permit; pricing is set at 0.775% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does an Olympia street excavation bond cost?
0.775% 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 right-of-way bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount Olympia required on the permit, and the effective date — that is the entire application, with no credit check up to $100,000.
Issued on the spot
No waiting for most applicants — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
File with the City of Olympia
Submit the executed bond to Olympia Public Works with your permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Olympia street bond covers
When you excavate, cut pavement, or obstruct a street or sidewalk in the City of Olympia, the City conditions the permit on a surety bond. The bond is a public-protection guarantee that you will restore the right of way to City standards and leave it safe.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Olympia (the obligee). If you fail to backfill, repave, or repair a trench properly — or leave a hazard in the right of way — the City can recover its restoration cost against the bond.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore the right of way to City spec treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk. We issue the amount Olympia set, from $100, with no credit check up to $100,000 in the application.
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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 Olympia. Submit the executed bond to Olympia Public Works with your permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.775% 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 of Olympia set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with Public Works.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the City required and file the same day.