Stillwater Street Works Contractor Bond
What it is & who requires it
Contractors excavating or working in the Stillwater right-of-way under a street works contractor license. Which of the two figures applies is decided by the permit class and not by the size of the job, and the dividing line is drawn by exclusion: bores, irrigation work, and sidewalk and driveway cuts are minor, and everything else the article does not name as minor is major. That makes the major tier the default rather than the exception, which is worth checking before pricing. One exemption sits outside the license entirely — a property owner working in a right-of-way or easement that crosses or burdens their own property does not need one. General liability insurance runs alongside, naming the City as an additional insured to the limits the state tort claims act sets for political subdivisions.
Obligee: City of Stillwater (City Manager). Citation: Stillwater Code of Ordinances ch. 37 (Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places) — street works contractor license; annual application, fees set by resolution of the city council, bond by permit class; general liability insurance naming the City as additional insured to the limits in the Oklahoma Governmental Tort Claims Act, 51 O.S. § 151 et seq.; construction route bond stated per block.
Bond amount
Set by the class of permit the contractor pulls rather than by the size of the job: $10,000 for minor permits — bores, irrigation, sidewalk and driveway cuts — and $100,000 for major permits, meaning everything the article does not classify as minor. Both are flat sums.
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 with the annual street works contractor license.
Renewal: Annual — the license application is renewed each year and the fees are set by council resolution.
Filing
Posted with the annual license application to the city manager or the manager’s designee. Both figures publish because the article states each flatly for its permit class and offers no cash or deposit alternative. Watch for a second instrument in the same article that is not this bond: a construction route bond, taken to offset damage to designated construction routes and to public utilities, which the code states per block rather than per permit — on a long run that is a materially different calculation. License fees are set by council resolution rather than in the code, so they are a separate enquiry from the bond.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-09-02).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Stillwater Street Works Contractor Bond?
- It’s required by City of Stillwater (City Manager) (Stillwater Code of Ordinances ch. 37 (Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places) — street works contractor license; annual application, fees set by resolution of the city council, bond by permit class; general liability insurance naming the City as additional insured to the limits in the Oklahoma Governmental Tort Claims Act, 51 O.S. § 151 et seq.; construction route bond stated per block). Contractors excavating or working in the Stillwater right-of-way under a street works contractor license. Which of the two figures applies is decided by the permit class and not by the size of the job, and the dividing line is drawn by exclusion: bores, irrigation work, and sidewalk and driveway cuts are minor, and everything else the article does not name as minor is major. That makes the major tier the default rather than the exception, which is worth checking before pricing. One exemption sits outside the license entirely — a property owner working in a right-of-way or easement that crosses or burdens their own property does not need one. General liability insurance runs alongside, naming the City as an additional insured to the limits the state tort claims act sets for political subdivisions.
- How much is the Stillwater Street Works Contractor Bond?
- Set by the class of permit the contractor pulls rather than by the size of the job: $10,000 for minor permits — bores, irrigation, sidewalk and driveway cuts — and $100,000 for major permits, meaning everything the article does not classify as minor. Both are flat sums.
- How do I get the Stillwater Street Works Contractor 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 with the annual street works contractor license. Renewal: Annual — the license application is renewed each year and the fees are set by council resolution.
- 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 2026-09-02); the source link is on this page.
