Oshkosh excavation bonds.
$750 flat. Five minutes.
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 $750 flat — exactly 3% of $25,000. The application is five minutes, with no credit check.
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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's the application — no financials and no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount municipal bonds like this issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
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.
The whole pricing page.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Above the $275 minimum. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
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.
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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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File your Oshkosh excavation bond today.
$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.