Wayzata Right-of-Way Excavation Bond
What it is & who requires it
Anyone excavating or obstructing a Wayzata right-of-way — utilities, telecommunications builders, and the excavating and boring contractors who do the work. The obligation the bond secures is stated in an unusual and useful way: the permittee restores the excavation to the city engineer’s satisfaction, and if it fails to comply within twenty-four hours of notice the city’s full cost of remedying the failure becomes an obligation of the bond. So the exposure is the city’s remediation cost rather than a contract value. Directional drilling and other trenchless work carries extra conditions under the state excavation-notice statute and rules, including potholing or open cutting over existing underground utilities before excavating. Note for anyone reading a carrier list for this city that Wayzata does not license tree service firms and its code attaches no dollar figure to any bond.
Obligee: City of Wayzata (Office of the City Engineer). Citation: Wayzata City Code § 315.05 (Review and Issuance of Permit; Conditions — restoration of the excavation to the satisfaction of the City Engineer; any person or firm failing to comply with these regulations within 24 hours after notice from the City of such failure shall be liable for the full cost incurred by the City in remedying the failure, which cost shall become an obligation of the surety bond required herein; trenchless excavation permittees, including horizontal directional drilling, shall follow Minn. Stat. ch. 216D and Minn. R. ch. 7560 and shall pothole or open cut over existing underground utilities before excavating); Chapter 315 (Right-of-Way Management); Minn. Stat. §§ 237.162 and 237.163.
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 permit and the restoration obligation behind it; the cost of any failure the city has to remedy becomes an obligation of the bond.
Renewal: Held with the permit; a company working the right-of-way regularly keeps the security on file with the engineer rather than posting one per cut.
Filing
Arranged with the city engineer with the permit. No figure renders because the ordinance names no amount — a full read of the Wayzata code found thirty-six documents mentioning a bond and not one of them attaches a dollar figure to it. Where a city requires a security and leaves the amount to the engineer, this directory does not print a number. Note the twenty-four-hour cure period before the city may charge its remediation cost against the bond; it is short by the standards of this state and worth flagging to a permittee who does not keep a crew nearby.
Source
This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources; City of Wayzata (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 Wayzata Right-of-Way Excavation Bond?
- It’s required by City of Wayzata (Office of the City Engineer) (Wayzata City Code § 315.05 (Review and Issuance of Permit; Conditions — restoration of the excavation to the satisfaction of the City Engineer; any person or firm failing to comply with these regulations within 24 hours after notice from the City of such failure shall be liable for the full cost incurred by the City in remedying the failure, which cost shall become an obligation of the surety bond required herein; trenchless excavation permittees, including horizontal directional drilling, shall follow Minn. Stat. ch. 216D and Minn. R. ch. 7560 and shall pothole or open cut over existing underground utilities before excavating); Chapter 315 (Right-of-Way Management); Minn. Stat. §§ 237.162 and 237.163). Anyone excavating or obstructing a Wayzata right-of-way — utilities, telecommunications builders, and the excavating and boring contractors who do the work. The obligation the bond secures is stated in an unusual and useful way: the permittee restores the excavation to the city engineer’s satisfaction, and if it fails to comply within twenty-four hours of notice the city’s full cost of remedying the failure becomes an obligation of the bond. So the exposure is the city’s remediation cost rather than a contract value. Directional drilling and other trenchless work carries extra conditions under the state excavation-notice statute and rules, including potholing or open cutting over existing underground utilities before excavating. Note for anyone reading a carrier list for this city that Wayzata does not license tree service firms and its code attaches no dollar figure to any bond.
- How much is the Wayzata 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 Wayzata 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 permit and the restoration obligation behind it; the cost of any failure the city has to remedy becomes an obligation of the bond. Renewal: Held with the permit; a company working the right-of-way regularly keeps the security on file with the engineer rather than posting one per cut.
- 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.
