Manitowoc excavation bonds.
$300 flat. Five minutes.
The City of Manitowoc requires a $10,000 bond before you excavate in city streets or the public right of way. Ours is $300 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every contractor. The application is five minutes, and excavation bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Excavation bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Excavation bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with your permit
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Manitowoc Public Works alongside your excavation permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
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$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Manitowoc controls excavation in its public streets and right of way. Before you open the pavement or dig within city jurisdiction to lay a line, set a connection, or make a repair, Manitowoc conditions the excavation permit on a $10,000 surety bond.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Manitowoc (the obligee). If you damage city infrastructure, fail to restore the pavement properly, or leave the excavation a hazard, the city can recover its repair cost against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the city, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore their excavations to spec and close out permits treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your Manitowoc permit today.
$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.