Albuquerque Excavation Permit Bond
What it is & who requires it
Contractors excavating in the Albuquerque right-of-way. The city runs this as a pre-qualification: before any excavation permit issues you must have the bond and the insurance on file, the people responsible for the work must be appropriately licensed by the New Mexico Construction Industries Division for that work, and you must certify in writing that you have read and understood the excavation article. Two groups are outside it — city agencies and city franchised utilities. Note also that subcontractors are not allowed to pull permits in the prime contractor’s name; each contractor obtains their own. And this bond does not cover everything: the ordinance requires separate bonds, in addition to the excavation bond, for concrete work and for water line tapping.
Obligee: City of Albuquerque (Department of Municipal Development, Construction Services Division). Citation: Albuquerque Code of Ordinances (ROA 1994) § 6-5-2-3(A)(2) (Street Excavation and Barricading — Pre-qualification required), Ord. 13-2005; § 6-5-2-4 (Permits and approvals); § 6-5-2-6 (Liability insurance); § 6-5-2-8 (Excavation permit warranty and restrictions); and the City’s published Contractor’s Excavation Bond form.
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: Held through the work and the one-year warranty that follows it — the bond answers for corrective work under the warranty provision of the excavation article, so it stays exposed after the trench is closed.
Renewal: Kept on file with the city as part of your pre-qualification rather than filed job by job; the permit clerk checks that the bonding and insurance are current before issuing any permit.
Filing
Filed with the City of Albuquerque on the City’s own approved form, with a power of attorney attached, and kept on file as part of your pre-qualification. The figure is publishable because two first-party sources state it and agree: the ordinance sets the bond at a flat amount rather than a minimum, and the City prints the penal sum on the form it tells contractors to use. The article offers no alternative instrument anywhere — a sweep of the entire street excavation and barricading part turns up no cash, deposit, escrow, letter of credit or certified check. What the bond secures is stated three ways: satisfactory completion of all phases of the work, payment of the costs city agencies incur if they have to do your work after a default, and completion of corrective work under the one-year warranty. Practical points from the same article: you have five days after written notice to complete a specific item before the city does it and bills you at actual cost, and the city may suspend or withdraw your qualification to pull permits at all after a hearing. Authority: ROA 1994 § 6-5-2-3.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-08-31).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Albuquerque Excavation Permit Bond?
- It’s required by City of Albuquerque (Department of Municipal Development, Construction Services Division) (Albuquerque Code of Ordinances (ROA 1994) § 6-5-2-3(A)(2) (Street Excavation and Barricading — Pre-qualification required), Ord. 13-2005; § 6-5-2-4 (Permits and approvals); § 6-5-2-6 (Liability insurance); § 6-5-2-8 (Excavation permit warranty and restrictions); and the City’s published Contractor’s Excavation Bond form). Contractors excavating in the Albuquerque right-of-way. The city runs this as a pre-qualification: before any excavation permit issues you must have the bond and the insurance on file, the people responsible for the work must be appropriately licensed by the New Mexico Construction Industries Division for that work, and you must certify in writing that you have read and understood the excavation article. Two groups are outside it — city agencies and city franchised utilities. Note also that subcontractors are not allowed to pull permits in the prime contractor’s name; each contractor obtains their own. And this bond does not cover everything: the ordinance requires separate bonds, in addition to the excavation bond, for concrete work and for water line tapping.
- How much is the Albuquerque Excavation Permit Bond?
- The bond amount is $10,000.
- How do I get the Albuquerque Excavation Permit 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 through the work and the one-year warranty that follows it — the bond answers for corrective work under the warranty provision of the excavation article, so it stays exposed after the trench is closed. Renewal: Kept on file with the city as part of your pre-qualification rather than filed job by job; the permit clerk checks that the bonding and insurance are current before issuing any permit.
- 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 2026-08-31); the source link is on this page.
