Vancouver street excavation bonds.
From $100.
To excavate in a City street, the City of Vancouver conditions your right-of-way permit on a surety bond that guarantees you restore the street after the cut. The City sets the amount on your permit — pricing is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. No credit check up to $100,000.
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How much does a Vancouver street 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 waiting for most applicants — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. No credit check up to $100,000.
File with Vancouver Public Works
Submit the executed bond with your street excavation / right-of-way permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the excavation bond actually guarantees
The City of Vancouver manages its streets through Public Works, and conditions a street excavation permit on a surety bond. The bond is a restoration guarantee: when you cut into a City street to lay or repair utilities, it stands behind your obligation to backfill, repave, and restore the street to City standards.
A street cut that is not restored properly fails early and becomes the City's problem. The bond gives Vancouver a financial backstop — if you do not restore the cut, 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 their cuts and close out their permits treat the bond as a permit formality. We issue the amount the City set, priced 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 Vancouver Public Works. Submit the executed bond with your street excavation / right-of-way permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists.
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 with your permit.
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Street excavation bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the City amount and file the same day.