Excavation Permit Bond - City of Middletown, CT in Connecticut

Brief Summary

The standard Middletown excavation bond is not per permit. A single $10,000 bond covers five minor excavations for utility lateral connections, then it is spent. Plan your bond around how many laterals you will open, and know that a main extension needs a separately sized bond.

The City of Middletown Department of Public Works requires an excavation bond under Section 262-29 of the Code of Ordinances before it issues a permit to dig in the City right of way. A $10,000 bond covers five minor excavations limited to utility lateral connections. For a utility extension into an existing accepted City road, the Director of Public Works sets the amount based on the estimated excavations.

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How to Apply for a Excavation Permit Bond:

• Count the lateral connections you expect to open. One $10,000 bond covers five.
• For a main extension into an accepted City road, get the bond amount from the Director of Public Works.
• Apply for the bond with the City of Middletown as obligee.
• Obtain the insurance limits in Section 262-29 with the City named as additional insured.
• Sign the City's hold harmless and indemnification agreement.
• Get a Call Before You Dig request number at 1-800-922-4455.
• File the bond, insurance and $20 per site fee with the Department of Public Works.

Detailed Information About the Connecticut Excavation Permit Bond:

One bond, five laterals

Middletown's Excavation Permit Requirements, issued by the Public Works Department under Chapter 262 of the Code of Ordinances, set the bond at $10,000 for five minor excavations limited to utility lateral connections. The bond expires on the date stated on the bond or when five minor excavations are completed, whichever comes first. A contractor doing a sixth lateral needs a new bond.

Extensions are sized separately

For a utility extension into an existing accepted City road, the Director of Public Works or a designee sets the bond amount based on the estimated amount of the proposed excavations. Get that figure from Public Works before the bond is written.

What the bond guarantees

The bond is conditioned on the applicant filling all excavations and restoring the highway as required by Section 262-27. The applicant also signs a hold harmless and indemnification agreement with the City.

Insurance and fees

Section 262-29 also requires comprehensive broad form liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, special risk coverage for underground explosion and collapse of $1,000,000, automobile liability of $1,000,000, statutory workers' compensation, and employer's liability of $100,000 each accident, $100,000 disease each employee and $500,000 disease policy limit. The City must be named as additional insured on all but workers' compensation and employer's liability. Bonds and insurance must stay in force for the permit period, with renewals filed at Public Works.

The permit fee is $20 per excavation site, payable to The City of Middletown. Registered public utilities and City project excavations may have the fee waived with prior approval. Every application also needs an active Call Before You Dig request number.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Connecticut Excavation Permit Bond:

• City of Middletown named as obligee.
• $10,000 for five minor lateral excavations, or a Director set amount for extensions.
• Bond expires on its stated date or after five minor excavations, whichever is first.
• Bond and insurance kept in force for the full permit period.
• Premium based on the bond amount and the owner's credit.

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