Oshkosh obstruction bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
The City of Oshkosh requires an annual $5,000 bond before a contractor may obstruct a street or sidewalk with materials, equipment, scaffolding, or a dumpster. Ours is $275 flat — 3% of $5,000 is $150, so the $275 minimum applies. The application is five minutes, with no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal permit 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
Small 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 obstruction permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, but our minimum is $275 — so this bond is $275 per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
When you block a street or sidewalk in Oshkosh — with a dumpster, scaffold, materials pile, or equipment — the City requires a permit and a standing $5,000 bond. The bond is a public-protection guarantee that you'll restore the public way and follow the City's obstruction rules.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Oshkosh (the obligee). If you leave the right-of-way damaged or fail to clear an obstruction, 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 the public way and follow the permit 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 obstruction permit today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.