Oshkosh excavation bonds.
$250 flat.
The City of Oshkosh requires an annual $25,000 bond before a contractor or utility may excavate in the public right-of-way. Ours is $250 flat — the price our carrier's rate book sets for this bond, and the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does an Oshkosh excavation bond cost?
$250 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal excavation bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check. Most applications approve instantly.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount municipal bonds like this issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Oshkosh
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City of Oshkosh Public Works / Engineering division for your excavation permits. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Excavating in Oshkosh's public right-of-way — to open pavement, lay utilities, or repair a service line — requires a permit and a standing annual $25,000 bond. The bond is a public-protection guarantee that you'll backfill, patch, and restore the right-of-way to City standards.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Oshkosh (the obligee). If you leave a cut unrestored or settle a patch, the City can recover restoration costs against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore every cut properly treat the bond as an annual filing formality.
You need this bond if you're
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 $25,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, in the year your term ends.
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 the City of Oshkosh. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City of Oshkosh Public Works / Engineering division for your excavation permits. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $25,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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File your Oshkosh excavation bond today.
$250 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.