Duluth Wrecker and Mover Performance Bond
What it is & who requires it
Contractors moving, wrecking, razing or demolishing buildings or structures in Duluth. Read the condition rather than the label, because it reaches further than a demolition guarantee: the bond answers for completing the permitted work within a reasonable period, for restoring any street or sidewalk damaged or excavated back to its prior condition, for reimbursing the city for damage to any city property, and for holding the city harmless from all claims arising from the work — expressly including damage done by the contractor’s agents, employees or subcontractors. The ordinance also tells the building official how to read “a reasonable period of time,” and the first factor is whether the building is being wrecked or moved, so a house move and a demolition are judged on different clocks under the same bond. Note that this is a different instrument from the two street bonds elsewhere in the same code, and that a mover crossing a state highway or a St. Louis County road needs the state or county forms as well.
Obligee: City of Duluth (Building Official, Construction Services and Inspections). Citation: Duluth Legislative Code § 10-4(a) (Permit requirements and regulations — wrecker’s and mover’s performance bond: executed by the applicant and a corporate surety licensed to do business in this state, binding applicant and surety unto the city of Duluth in the penal sum of $10,000; void if the applicant performs and sufficiently completes all work for which the permit is issued in accordance with all city ordinances within a reasonable period of time, restores any street or sidewalk damaged or excavated to its prior condition, reimburses the city for all damages to city property, and saves the city harmless from all claims resulting from the work operations, whether the damage is done by the applicant, its agents, employees or subcontractors); § 10-4 (certificate of insurance also required before any permit issues); Title Chapter 10, Article III (Moving or Wrecking Buildings).
Bond amount
The required bond amount is $10,000.
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: Filed with the building official before any permit issues for moving, wrecking, razing or demolishing a building or structure, and running until the permitted work and the restoration are sufficiently complete.
Renewal: Per permit rather than annual; the obligation runs with the moving or demolition the permit authorizes.
Filing
Filed with the building official together with a certificate of insurance, before the permit issues. The figure renders because the ordinance states a flat penal sum, names a corporate surety licensed in Minnesota, and offers no cash, certified check or deposit alternative anywhere in the article — which is what distinguishes it from Duluth’s two street bonds, both of which state a minimum instead. Worth flagging for anyone reading a carrier list for this city: no figure of twenty thousand dollars appears anywhere near a bond in the whole of the Duluth code, which was read in full for this entry, and the line some lists carry at that amount appears to be this bond added to the street obstruction bond.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-09-07).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Duluth Wrecker and Mover Performance Bond?
- It’s required by City of Duluth (Building Official, Construction Services and Inspections) (Duluth Legislative Code § 10-4(a) (Permit requirements and regulations — wrecker’s and mover’s performance bond: executed by the applicant and a corporate surety licensed to do business in this state, binding applicant and surety unto the city of Duluth in the penal sum of $10,000; void if the applicant performs and sufficiently completes all work for which the permit is issued in accordance with all city ordinances within a reasonable period of time, restores any street or sidewalk damaged or excavated to its prior condition, reimburses the city for all damages to city property, and saves the city harmless from all claims resulting from the work operations, whether the damage is done by the applicant, its agents, employees or subcontractors); § 10-4 (certificate of insurance also required before any permit issues); Title Chapter 10, Article III (Moving or Wrecking Buildings)). Contractors moving, wrecking, razing or demolishing buildings or structures in Duluth. Read the condition rather than the label, because it reaches further than a demolition guarantee: the bond answers for completing the permitted work within a reasonable period, for restoring any street or sidewalk damaged or excavated back to its prior condition, for reimbursing the city for damage to any city property, and for holding the city harmless from all claims arising from the work — expressly including damage done by the contractor’s agents, employees or subcontractors. The ordinance also tells the building official how to read “a reasonable period of time,” and the first factor is whether the building is being wrecked or moved, so a house move and a demolition are judged on different clocks under the same bond. Note that this is a different instrument from the two street bonds elsewhere in the same code, and that a mover crossing a state highway or a St. Louis County road needs the state or county forms as well.
- How much is the Duluth Wrecker and Mover Performance Bond?
- The bond amount is $10,000.
- How do I get the Duluth Wrecker and Mover Performance 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?
- Filed with the building official before any permit issues for moving, wrecking, razing or demolishing a building or structure, and running until the permitted work and the restoration are sufficiently complete. Renewal: Per permit rather than annual; the obligation runs with the moving or demolition the permit authorizes.
- 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?
- We verify it against the obligee’s primary source (last checked 2026-09-07); the source link is on this page.
