Winona General License Bond
What it is & who requires it
Contractors holding any of Winona’s three engineering licenses — right of way, drainlayers, or concrete — and the single most valuable thing to know is that all three run off one bond. The city’s own licensing packet uses one application form for the three licenses and one bond form behind them, and tells returning contractors that a bond already on file need not be sent again. So a concrete contractor who later registers for right-of-way work does not buy a second bond; it pays a second license fee. Read the concrete license scope before assuming it does not apply: the city requires anyone constructing sidewalks, driveways, curbing and gutters within the city to be licensed, with an exception only for an owner working on their own property, and that owner posts a homeowner bond instead. The drainlayers license has a credential gate worth checking early — the packet asks for a copy of a current Master Plumber card or a Pipelayers card, and the pipelayer card is the state credential, so an excavating contractor doing sewer and water services needs the state training before the city license.
Obligee: City of Winona (Engineering Department). Citation: City of Winona 2026 Licensing Information Packet, Engineering Department — Form #1, Application for Right of Way/Drainlayers/Concrete License; checklist item “$10,000 Bond on City of Winona Bond Form (hard copy original is required-Form #4)”; Bond conditions (a)–(e): applicants must use and fully complete the attached City of Winona Bond Form, the bond must be continuous and must remain valid until cancelled, the bond must be issued by a financial institution licensed in MN, the amount of the bond must be the same as the amount listed above ($10,000.00), the name of the licensee and the principal on the bond must be the same, the bond must be signed and notarized by the principal and agent/surety with one witness for each signature, and the bond must include acknowledgement of surety and the agent’s power of attorney; Form #4, GENERAL LICENSE BOND — AMOUNT $10,000.00, “in the sum of Ten Thousand and No/100ths ($10,000.00) Dollars … for the use and benefit of said City and of any and all persons suffering damages by reason of the breach of any of the conditions of the bond,” “This bond shall be considered to be a continuing bond and valid until cancelled”; license fees: Right of Way registration one-time, Drainlayers annual, Concrete annual.
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: Continuous by its own terms and valid until cancelled — the city’s form says so on its face, and the packet confirms that a bond already on file is not re-sent at renewal.
Renewal: The licenses expire on the thirty-first of December and are renewed annually with fees and current insurance; the bond itself is not re-executed. Right of Way registration carries a one-time fee only, so a contractor who has ever registered does not pay it again.
Filing
Filed with the Engineering Department at 207 Lafayette, Suite 205, on the City of Winona bond form — a hard copy original is required and a scan will not be accepted. The figure renders because the city’s own form prints it twice, in the AMOUNT box and in words and figures in the body, with no blank to write another number in, and because the packet states in terms that the amount of the bond must be the same as the amount listed. Corporate surety with the agent’s power of attorney attached and an acknowledgement of surety; the principal named on the bond must match the licensee exactly. Two mechanical details the packet is strict about: the bond must be continuous and valid until cancelled rather than written to a license year, and each signature needs its own witness. Liability insurance runs alongside with the city named as an additional insured, and proof of workers’ compensation coverage is required.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-09-07).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Winona General License Bond?
- It’s required by City of Winona (Engineering Department) (City of Winona 2026 Licensing Information Packet, Engineering Department — Form #1, Application for Right of Way/Drainlayers/Concrete License; checklist item “$10,000 Bond on City of Winona Bond Form (hard copy original is required-Form #4)”; Bond conditions (a)–(e): applicants must use and fully complete the attached City of Winona Bond Form, the bond must be continuous and must remain valid until cancelled, the bond must be issued by a financial institution licensed in MN, the amount of the bond must be the same as the amount listed above ($10,000.00), the name of the licensee and the principal on the bond must be the same, the bond must be signed and notarized by the principal and agent/surety with one witness for each signature, and the bond must include acknowledgement of surety and the agent’s power of attorney; Form #4, GENERAL LICENSE BOND — AMOUNT $10,000.00, “in the sum of Ten Thousand and No/100ths ($10,000.00) Dollars … for the use and benefit of said City and of any and all persons suffering damages by reason of the breach of any of the conditions of the bond,” “This bond shall be considered to be a continuing bond and valid until cancelled”; license fees: Right of Way registration one-time, Drainlayers annual, Concrete annual). Contractors holding any of Winona’s three engineering licenses — right of way, drainlayers, or concrete — and the single most valuable thing to know is that all three run off one bond. The city’s own licensing packet uses one application form for the three licenses and one bond form behind them, and tells returning contractors that a bond already on file need not be sent again. So a concrete contractor who later registers for right-of-way work does not buy a second bond; it pays a second license fee. Read the concrete license scope before assuming it does not apply: the city requires anyone constructing sidewalks, driveways, curbing and gutters within the city to be licensed, with an exception only for an owner working on their own property, and that owner posts a homeowner bond instead. The drainlayers license has a credential gate worth checking early — the packet asks for a copy of a current Master Plumber card or a Pipelayers card, and the pipelayer card is the state credential, so an excavating contractor doing sewer and water services needs the state training before the city license.
- How much is the Winona General License Bond?
- The bond amount is $10,000.
- How do I get the Winona General License 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?
- Continuous by its own terms and valid until cancelled — the city’s form says so on its face, and the packet confirms that a bond already on file is not re-sent at renewal. Renewal: The licenses expire on the thirty-first of December and are renewed annually with fees and current insurance; the bond itself is not re-executed. Right of Way registration carries a one-time fee only, so a contractor who has ever registered does not pay it again.
- 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.
