Great Falls Excavation Bond
What it is & who requires it
Anyone excavating in, accessing, cutting through or tearing open a Great Falls street, avenue, alley, sidewalk, boulevard or other public way. One bond covers all of those surfaces — Great Falls does not run a separate sidewalk instrument — and it is filed with the Planning and Community Development Department before the work. It is payable to the City and the State as their interests appear, and conditioned to protect them against any liability arising from your excavating, cutting through or opening up the public way. The city also sets backfill and surfacing rules, including flowable fill to cap street openings in winter and whenever hot mix asphalt is unavailable, with the permittee maintaining the surface until it is.
Obligee: City of Great Falls (Planning and Community Development Department). Citation: Great Falls City Code Title 12 Ch. 4 (Excavations) — bond in the penal sum established by City Commission resolution.
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 for the permitted work and the restoration it secures.
Renewal: Maintained with the City; the penal sum follows the Commission resolution in force, so it moves when the resolution is amended.
Filing
Filed with the Great Falls Planning and Community Development Department before you open up a street, avenue, alley, sidewalk, boulevard or other public way. The code sets the penal sum by City Commission resolution rather than writing a figure into the ordinance, so the bond is listed here and the current amount is confirmed when you apply — and note it can change without the code changing. One bond covers the sidewalk along with the roadway, so there is no separate Great Falls sidewalk bond to buy. It is payable to the City and the State as their interests appear with respect to funds spent constructing the public way, and protects them against liability of any kind arising out of your work. Plan for the restoration rules as well: flowable fill is required to cap street openings in winter, and you maintain that surface until hot mix asphalt is available. Authority: Great Falls City Code Title 12 Ch. 4.
Source
This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources; City of Great Falls (Planning and Community Development Department) sets the exact amount, which we confirm when you start your bond.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Great Falls Excavation Bond?
- It’s required by City of Great Falls (Planning and Community Development Department) (Great Falls City Code Title 12 Ch. 4 (Excavations) — bond in the penal sum established by City Commission resolution). Anyone excavating in, accessing, cutting through or tearing open a Great Falls street, avenue, alley, sidewalk, boulevard or other public way. One bond covers all of those surfaces — Great Falls does not run a separate sidewalk instrument — and it is filed with the Planning and Community Development Department before the work. It is payable to the City and the State as their interests appear, and conditioned to protect them against any liability arising from your excavating, cutting through or opening up the public way. The city also sets backfill and surfacing rules, including flowable fill to cap street openings in winter and whenever hot mix asphalt is unavailable, with the permittee maintaining the surface until it is.
- How much is the Great Falls 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 Great Falls 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 for the permitted work and the restoration it secures. Renewal: Maintained with the City; the penal sum follows the Commission resolution in force, so it moves when the resolution is amended.
- 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.
