Sioux Falls Building Mover Bond
What it is & who requires it
Contractors moving buildings in Sioux Falls. The requirement sits in an unusual place — the city’s amendments to the adopted existing building code rather than in a licensing chapter — but it is a license bond in substance: the applicant for a building mover’s license files it with the application, and the city engineering department is the authority satisfied by it. A house moving job in Sioux Falls typically touches the right-of-way as well, so a mover should expect the city’s right-of-way requirements alongside this license.
Obligee: City of Sioux Falls (City Engineering Department; Building Services). Citation: Sioux Falls Code of Ordinances § 150.061 (Amendments, additions, and deletions to the 2021 International Existing Building Code — building mover’s license, bond required); § 110.005 (Approval of bonds).
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: Filed with the license application and held against damage caused in the course of moving buildings.
Renewal: With the building mover’s license.
Filing
Filed with the building mover’s license application, running to the city, with sufficient sureties. The sum is stated flatly in the code and no cash or deposit alternative is offered. What it secures is specific and street-facing rather than general: compliance with all city requirements to the satisfaction of the city engineering department, and repairs for any damage to a sidewalk, crosswalk, hydrant, street, alley or other property caused by the mover, its servants or its employees in connection with moving any building. That is the shape of a house mover’s bond across this directory — the risk being underwritten is what the building hits on the way, not the building itself.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-09-01).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Sioux Falls Building Mover Bond?
- It’s required by City of Sioux Falls (City Engineering Department; Building Services) (Sioux Falls Code of Ordinances § 150.061 (Amendments, additions, and deletions to the 2021 International Existing Building Code — building mover’s license, bond required); § 110.005 (Approval of bonds)). Contractors moving buildings in Sioux Falls. The requirement sits in an unusual place — the city’s amendments to the adopted existing building code rather than in a licensing chapter — but it is a license bond in substance: the applicant for a building mover’s license files it with the application, and the city engineering department is the authority satisfied by it. A house moving job in Sioux Falls typically touches the right-of-way as well, so a mover should expect the city’s right-of-way requirements alongside this license.
- How much is the Sioux Falls Building Mover Bond?
- The bond amount is $10,000.
- How do I get the Sioux Falls Building Mover 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?
- Filed with the license application and held against damage caused in the course of moving buildings. Renewal: With the building mover’s license.
- 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 2026-09-01); the source link is on this page.
