Oshkosh ROW excavation bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
The City of Oshkosh requires a $5,000 bond to excavate at a single site in the public right of way. The math is $150 (3% of $5,000), so the $275 minimum applies. This bond renews on a statutory December 31 date; the application is five minutes, and right-of-way bonds are the fastest thing we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Right-of-way 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
Right-of-way 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 Oshkosh Public Works alongside your right-of-way excavation permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, which is below our $275 minimum, so you pay $275 per term. The bond renews on a statutory 12/31 date — price varies by the total term you select.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Oshkosh controls work in its public right of way. Before you excavate at a single site — to lay a service line, set a connection, or make a repair — Oshkosh conditions the excavation permit on a $5,000 surety bond.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Oshkosh (the obligee). If you damage city infrastructure, fail to restore the pavement properly, or leave the cut 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. This bond carries a statutory renewal date of December 31, so the term you select runs to that year-end; we track it and notify you ahead of renewal so your filing stays continuous.
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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.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your Oshkosh permit today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.