Excavation Permit Bond - City of Long Beach, CA in California

Brief Summary

Long Beach sets this bond at the estimated cost of the excavation work itself, so the figure tracks your engineer's estimate rather than a fee schedule. A surety bond lets you meet that amount without handing the City a cash deposit it can hold until the work is signed off.

The City of Long Beach requires a performance bond before it issues a permit for the excavation, grading or fill of real property, and its bond form cites Long Beach Municipal Code section 18.75.030 as the authority. The City's own surety bond form sets the bond sum at the estimated cost of the work authorized by the permit, names the City of Long Beach as obligee, and must be notarized and approved by the City before it is accepted.

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How to Apply for a Excavation Permit Bond:

• Have the licensed civil engineer prepare a stamped and signed cost estimate for the excavation, grading or fill work.
• Get the permit number and the estimated cost the City accepts for the bond.
• Use the City's Grading Permit Surety Bond for Faithful Performance form.
• Have the principal and the surety sign before a notary and attach the notary certificates.
• Attach a certified board resolution if a corporate principal signs with only one officer.
• Submit the bond for approval as to form by the City Attorney and as to sufficiency by the City Building Official.

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The bond equals the cost estimate

There is no flat amount. The City's Grading Permit Surety Bond for Faithful Performance form recites the estimated cost of the work authorized by the permit and sets the bond in that sum. The PRC-007 plan review checklist states that a grading bond is required and asks for a civil engineering cost estimate for the project, stamped and signed by the licensed engineer. That estimate is what drives the bond amount.

What the bond guarantees

The form recites that the principal is the applicant under a City permit for the excavation, grading or fill of a specific property, and that LBMC section 18.75.030 allows the City to require performance security as a condition of issuing the permit. The principal must comply with the City's excavation and grading codes, regulations and ordinances, meet the permit's terms to the satisfaction of the Directors of Public Works and Development Services, finish the work within the permit's time limit, and reimburse the City for any work the City finds necessary to complete or correct it. If the principal performs, the obligation is void.

Execution details that get bonds rejected

Both the principal and the surety must acknowledge the bond before a notary, with the notary certificate attached. A corporate principal signs through two authorized officers or attaches a certified board resolution. The surety signs through its attorney in fact. The bond is approved as to form by the City Attorney and as to sufficiency by the City Manager or City Building Official. The City also publishes a cash bond version of the same instrument.

Other permits that may apply

The PRC-007 checklist asks for a permit from the California Division of Industrial Safety for excavations or trenches with vertical cuts over five feet, and requires Public Works approval for anchors that encroach into the public way. Work inside the public right of way runs through Long Beach Public Works permits. Confirm with the City which permit your excavation falls under and the current bond form before the bond is issued.

Eligibility and Requirements for a California Excavation Permit Bond:

• City of Long Beach as obligee.
• Bond sum equal to the estimated cost of the work authorized by the permit.
• Performance security furnished under Long Beach Municipal Code section 18.75.030.
• Surety executes through an attorney in fact.
• Principal reimburses the City for any work needed to complete or correct the permitted work.

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