Seattle shoring & excavation bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
Before you shore or excavate in a Seattle public place, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) conditions your street use permit on a surety bond that guarantees you restore the right-of-way. The City sets the amount on your permit — pricing starts from $100, and the application collects no credit information at the standard amount.
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No underwriting queue for the standard shoring bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with SDOT. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount SDOT required, and the effective date — that is the entire application, and it collects no credit information at the standard amount.
Issued on the spot
Your bond is priced at 1% of the amount, $100 minimum, and issued instantly. Larger amounts may get a quick review, and if a check ever runs, it is a soft pull that will not affect your score.
File with SDOT
Submit the executed bond with your Seattle street use / shoring permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the shoring bond actually guarantees
The City of Seattle manages its streets, sidewalks, and other public places through the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). When your project requires shoring or excavation that affects a public place, SDOT issues a street use permit and conditions it on a surety bond.
The bond is a restoration and public-safety guarantee: it stands behind your obligation to shore safely, excavate within the permit, and restore the right-of-way to City standards when the work is done. If you don't, the City can recover its repair costs 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 and close out their permits treat the bond as a permit formality. We issue the amount SDOT set, with pricing starting from $100 and no credit information collected on the application.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount SDOT set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
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Shoring bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount SDOT set and file the same day.