Brooklyn Park Excavation Permit Bond
What it is & who requires it
Contractors excavating in Brooklyn Park streets. This is one of only two staged street instruments across the three largest unlisted Twin Cities suburbs, which is itself worth telling a client: the reason a big suburb has so little to bond is that Minnesota licenses and bonds the construction trades at state level, so a city is left with the street, the wrecker and the merchant. Brooklyn Park is the clearest case in the state of a city acknowledging that in writing — its building code asks for a twenty-five thousand dollar bond for mechanical, pipe layers and plumbers and then says in terms that no separate city bond is required if the contractor produces a certificate showing it has given the state bond under the plumbing and mechanical statutes. A contractor working here should file the state bonds first and treat the city as a filing rather than a purchase; this excavation bond is the exception that survives, because nothing in the state scheme bonds street cuts.
Obligee: City of Brooklyn Park (Office of the City Engineer). Citation: Brooklyn Park Code of Ordinances § 96.44 (Surety bond — (A) before an excavation permit as herein provided is issued, the applicant must deposit with the City Engineer a surety bond in the minimum amount the section states, payable to the city; (B) the required surety bond must be with good and sufficient surety and be by a surety company authorized to do business in the state); Chapter 96 (Streets and Sidewalks); Chapter 102 (Right-of-Way Management).
Bond amount
Set by the obligee — the exact amount is confirmed automatically when you start your bond in our portal, or call 317-942-0549.
How to get it
This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
Request a bond quote
Tell us about the bond and the project. A licensed producer follows up — these bonds are individually underwritten, so they are not issued instantly.
Term & renewal
Term: Deposited with the City Engineer before the excavation permit issues and held against the permitted work in the street.
Renewal: Held with the permit; a contractor cutting streets regularly keeps the bond on file with the engineer rather than posting one per excavation.
Filing
Deposited with the City Engineer before the permit issues, with good and sufficient surety by a surety company authorized in the state. No figure renders because the ordinance states a minimum rather than a sum and no city form fixing an amount was located; where the obligee’s own mandatory form prints a fixed sum this directory treats a floor as settled, and where it does not, the floor stands. Note the separate sewer license bond in chapter 99 of the same code, which is not staged here because state law forbids a Minnesota city to require a plumbing bond other than the bond to the state.
Source
This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources; City of Brooklyn Park (Office of the City Engineer) sets the exact amount, which we confirm when you start your bond.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Brooklyn Park Excavation Permit Bond?
- It’s required by City of Brooklyn Park (Office of the City Engineer) (Brooklyn Park Code of Ordinances § 96.44 (Surety bond — (A) before an excavation permit as herein provided is issued, the applicant must deposit with the City Engineer a surety bond in the minimum amount the section states, payable to the city; (B) the required surety bond must be with good and sufficient surety and be by a surety company authorized to do business in the state); Chapter 96 (Streets and Sidewalks); Chapter 102 (Right-of-Way Management)). Contractors excavating in Brooklyn Park streets. This is one of only two staged street instruments across the three largest unlisted Twin Cities suburbs, which is itself worth telling a client: the reason a big suburb has so little to bond is that Minnesota licenses and bonds the construction trades at state level, so a city is left with the street, the wrecker and the merchant. Brooklyn Park is the clearest case in the state of a city acknowledging that in writing — its building code asks for a twenty-five thousand dollar bond for mechanical, pipe layers and plumbers and then says in terms that no separate city bond is required if the contractor produces a certificate showing it has given the state bond under the plumbing and mechanical statutes. A contractor working here should file the state bonds first and treat the city as a filing rather than a purchase; this excavation bond is the exception that survives, because nothing in the state scheme bonds street cuts.
- How much is the Brooklyn Park Excavation Permit Bond?
- Set by the obligee — the exact amount is confirmed automatically when you start your bond in our portal, or call 317-942-0549.
- How do I get the Brooklyn Park Excavation Permit Bond?
- This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
- What is the term?
- Deposited with the City Engineer before the excavation permit issues and held against the permitted work in the street. Renewal: Held with the permit; a contractor cutting streets regularly keeps the bond on file with the engineer rather than posting one per excavation.
- Is this bond insurance for me?
- No. It protects the obligee and the public — not you. If a valid claim is paid, you repay the surety.
- How is this requirement verified?
- This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources. The obligee sets the exact amount, which we confirm automatically when you start your bond in the portal or with a producer.
