Oklahoma Street Opening and Excavation Bond
What it is & who requires it
Contractors cutting, boring or excavating in an Oklahoma street or right-of-way. Two features recur across the state and both affect what you pay. The larger cities size the bond by class rather than by a flat rule — Tulsa by whether the permit involves an arterial street, Stillwater by whether the permit is minor or major — so the same crew doing the same work can face very different figures depending on where the trench is. And the obligation usually outlives the job: a maintenance condition on backfill commonly runs a year or two past acceptance, which means a bond bought for one cut stays live well after the crew has gone. Boring counts as excavation in several cities even where the surface is never opened.
Obligee: Oklahoma cities issuing street cut, excavation and right-of-way permits. Citation: Municipal codes. Examples: Tulsa Title 35 ch. 3 (arterial and non-arterial tiers); Stillwater ch. 37 (minor and major permits, plus a per-block construction route bond); Oklahoma City § 50-80; Midwest City § 37-88; Mustang ch. 102; Nichols Hills § 38-86; Bartlesville ch. 5.
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: Commonly held with a maintenance tail — one year in several cities, two in others — running from acceptance of the work rather than from completion.
Renewal: Per permit, or annually where the city runs a contractor license or annual contract.
Filing
Filed with the city engineer, clerk or public works director before the permit issues. Where a city states a flat sum and names a surety, the figure is reliable; where it states a minimum, delegates to a fee schedule, or accepts insurance alongside a bond, it is not, and this directory publishes none. Read the maintenance condition as carefully as the amount — the sum is what you buy, but the tail is what you carry.
Source
This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources; Oklahoma cities issuing street cut, excavation and right-of-way permits sets the exact amount, which we confirm when you start your bond.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Oklahoma Street Opening and Excavation Bond?
- It’s required by Oklahoma cities issuing street cut, excavation and right-of-way permits (Municipal codes. Examples: Tulsa Title 35 ch. 3 (arterial and non-arterial tiers); Stillwater ch. 37 (minor and major permits, plus a per-block construction route bond); Oklahoma City § 50-80; Midwest City § 37-88; Mustang ch. 102; Nichols Hills § 38-86; Bartlesville ch. 5). Contractors cutting, boring or excavating in an Oklahoma street or right-of-way. Two features recur across the state and both affect what you pay. The larger cities size the bond by class rather than by a flat rule — Tulsa by whether the permit involves an arterial street, Stillwater by whether the permit is minor or major — so the same crew doing the same work can face very different figures depending on where the trench is. And the obligation usually outlives the job: a maintenance condition on backfill commonly runs a year or two past acceptance, which means a bond bought for one cut stays live well after the crew has gone. Boring counts as excavation in several cities even where the surface is never opened.
- How much is the Oklahoma Street Opening and 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 Oklahoma Street Opening and 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?
- Commonly held with a maintenance tail — one year in several cities, two in others — running from acceptance of the work rather than from completion. Renewal: Per permit, or annually where the city runs a contractor license or annual contract.
- 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.
