Dickinson Excavation Permit Bond
What it is & who requires it
Contractors excavating in Dickinson streets and public places. The bond is filed once and stands behind your permits rather than being posted job by job, which is why the code calls it an annual bond. One class is outside it: an applicant holding a current franchise issued by the City does not deposit the bond. Separately, the city requires you to certify in writing that you carry public liability and property damage insurance for the duration of the excavation work and the permit, and to keep a placard posted conspicuously at the excavation site — misrepresenting the permit number or expiry on that placard is its own offense.
Obligee: City of Dickinson (City Auditor). Citation: Dickinson Code of Ordinances § 50-100 (Permits—Surety, annual bond of applicant), Code 1993 § 33.12.020, Ord. No. 482 § 28-49; § 50-125 (insurance); ch. 50 art. on excavations.
Bond amount
The required bond amount is $1,000.
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: Annual — the code calls it the annual bond of the applicant, and it stands behind the permits you pull in the year.
Renewal: Annual, deposited with the City Auditor before an excavation permit issues.
Filing
Deposited with the Dickinson City Auditor before an excavation permit issues, payable to the City. The code is unusually precise about what it will accept, and all four conditions point the same way: the bond must be with good and sufficient surety, by a surety company authorized to transact business in the State, satisfactory to the City Attorney in form and substance, and conditioned on the permittee’s compliance with the excavation article and on securing and holding the City and its officers harmless against all claims, judgments or other costs arising from the excavation and the work covered by the permit. No cash or other substitute appears anywhere in the chapter. This is a separate instrument from the city’s driveway, sidewalk, curb and retaining wall contractor bond — a contractor who trenches and then pours files both.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-08-31).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Dickinson Excavation Permit Bond?
- It’s required by City of Dickinson (City Auditor) (Dickinson Code of Ordinances § 50-100 (Permits—Surety, annual bond of applicant), Code 1993 § 33.12.020, Ord. No. 482 § 28-49; § 50-125 (insurance); ch. 50 art. on excavations). Contractors excavating in Dickinson streets and public places. The bond is filed once and stands behind your permits rather than being posted job by job, which is why the code calls it an annual bond. One class is outside it: an applicant holding a current franchise issued by the City does not deposit the bond. Separately, the city requires you to certify in writing that you carry public liability and property damage insurance for the duration of the excavation work and the permit, and to keep a placard posted conspicuously at the excavation site — misrepresenting the permit number or expiry on that placard is its own offense.
- How much is the Dickinson Excavation Permit Bond?
- The bond amount is $1,000.
- How do I get the Dickinson 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?
- Annual — the code calls it the annual bond of the applicant, and it stands behind the permits you pull in the year. Renewal: Annual, deposited with the City Auditor before an excavation permit issues.
- 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.
