Moorhead Right-of-Way Excavation Bond
What it is & who requires it
Contractors excavating in the Moorhead right of way. Price this one separately from the city’s driveway and sidewalk bond, because they are different instruments at very different levels: the driveway bond is a flat figure the city publishes, and this one is stated as a minimum that is several times larger. That gap is the practical point. A contractor who assumes the driveway bond covers a street cut will be turned away, and a contractor who assumes the minimum is the price should ask the engineer what is actually accepted before binding. The application also wants a scaled drawing showing the location of the proposed project, and an erosion and sediment control permit travels with the excavation permit in the same family, so the street work and the stormwater obligation are handled together. Insurance is required alongside with the city named as an additional insured.
Obligee: City of Moorhead (Engineering Department). Citation: City of Moorhead, Streets and Transit — Road and Stormwater Permits, Right of Way Excavation Permits: the application requires a scaled drawing showing the location of the proposed project, a minimum contractor bond stated by the city as a floor, and a Certificate of Liability Insurance with the City of Moorhead listed as additional insured; the same permit family carries an Erosion/Sediment Control Permit Application and a Street and Boulevard Excavation Permit; City of Moorhead, Road and Stormwater Permits index (Driveway and Sidewalk Permits, Erosion and Sediment Control Permits, Right of Way Excavation Permits).
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: Held against the right-of-way excavation permit and the restoration behind it.
Renewal: Held with the contractor’s bonded status rather than posted per cut; the city runs its street permits against bonds on file.
Filing
Filed with the Engineering Department with the permit application, the scaled drawing and the certificate of liability insurance. No figure renders because the city states a minimum rather than a sum and no 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. ⚠ The same limitation as the city’s driveway bond applies: Moorhead’s code is on a platform this harness could not read, so the requirement rests on the city’s own permit pages rather than on ordinance text.
Source
This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources; City of Moorhead (Engineering Department) sets the exact amount, which we confirm when you start your bond.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Moorhead Right-of-Way Excavation Bond?
- It’s required by City of Moorhead (Engineering Department) (City of Moorhead, Streets and Transit — Road and Stormwater Permits, Right of Way Excavation Permits: the application requires a scaled drawing showing the location of the proposed project, a minimum contractor bond stated by the city as a floor, and a Certificate of Liability Insurance with the City of Moorhead listed as additional insured; the same permit family carries an Erosion/Sediment Control Permit Application and a Street and Boulevard Excavation Permit; City of Moorhead, Road and Stormwater Permits index (Driveway and Sidewalk Permits, Erosion and Sediment Control Permits, Right of Way Excavation Permits)). Contractors excavating in the Moorhead right of way. Price this one separately from the city’s driveway and sidewalk bond, because they are different instruments at very different levels: the driveway bond is a flat figure the city publishes, and this one is stated as a minimum that is several times larger. That gap is the practical point. A contractor who assumes the driveway bond covers a street cut will be turned away, and a contractor who assumes the minimum is the price should ask the engineer what is actually accepted before binding. The application also wants a scaled drawing showing the location of the proposed project, and an erosion and sediment control permit travels with the excavation permit in the same family, so the street work and the stormwater obligation are handled together. Insurance is required alongside with the city named as an additional insured.
- How much is the Moorhead Right-of-Way Excavation 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 Moorhead Right-of-Way Excavation 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?
- Held against the right-of-way excavation permit and the restoration behind it. Renewal: Held with the contractor’s bonded status rather than posted per cut; the city runs its street permits against bonds on file.
- 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.
