Yakima street excavation bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
To excavate in a City street, the City of Yakima conditions your street excavation 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. The application collects no credit information at the standard amount.
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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 entire application.
Issued on the spot
No waiting for most applicants — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. The application collects no credit information at the standard amount; Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with Yakima Public Works
Submit the executed bond with your street excavation 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 Yakima manages its streets through Public Works and Engineering, 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 Yakima 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 fields in the application.
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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.