Street Excavation ($10,000) Bond - City of Shelton, CT in Connecticut

Brief Summary

Shelton will not issue a street excavation permit to a contractor until the bond is in place, so this $10,000 bond is usually the item that decides whether a crew starts on schedule. It is an annual premium, not cash tied up with the city, and once it is issued the permit application moves forward through the city's online system.

The City of Shelton requires an excavation permit for any work inside a city highway right of way, including utility services, sewer connections, sidewalks, curbs and driveways. Contractors post a $10,000 street excavation bond with the city. Public utilities that comply with Connecticut General Statutes 16-230 are exempt from the bond. Permits are filed online and are valid for 90 days.

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How to Apply for a Street Excavation ($10,000) Bond:

• Confirm the work is inside a Shelton city highway right of way, which is what triggers the excavation permit.
• Check whether you are a utility covered by CGS 16-230. If you are a private contractor, the bond applies to you.
• Have the contractor's legal business name exactly as it will appear on the permit application.
• Complete the bond application and review the quoted premium.
• Pay the premium and receive the executed $10,000 bond naming the City of Shelton.
• Submit the permit application online through the city's OpenGov portal with the bond and any requested documents.

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Who has to post this bond

Shelton regulates digging in city streets under Chapter 14, Article II of its Code of Ordinances, the street excavation article, along with Ordinance 791. The City Engineer's office states that any work within a city highway right of way requires an excavation permit. That covers utility mains and building services, sanitary sewer building connections, public sidewalks and curbs, and driveways in the right of way. The contractor doing that work posts the $10,000 bond in favor of the City of Shelton.

The one group that is exempt

Utility companies that comply with Connecticut General Statutes 16-230 are exempt from posting the bond under Section 14-53, and from the permanent patching fee. That exemption belongs to the utility itself. A private contractor hired to install a water service, sewer lateral or driveway apron still needs its own bond.

What the bond protects

The bond backs the contractor's promise to perform the work and restore the street as the ordinance requires. Shelton also charges each permittee a separate fee for the cost of the permanent pavement repair under Section 14-60, so the bond is not a substitute for that fee. Violations can bring fines of up to $250 each under Section 14-62, plus the city's cost to correct unsafe conditions, and the Director of Public Works can revoke a permit for just cause.

Timing

A Shelton excavation permit is valid for 90 days from issue. If the job slips past that window, plan on a new permit and make sure the bond is still in force. Confirm the current bond form and any filing steps with the Engineering Department before the bond is issued.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Connecticut Street Excavation ($10,000) Bond:

• Bond amount of $10,000 with the City of Shelton as obligee.
• Principal name on the bond matching the permit applicant exactly.
• Separate payment of the city's permanent pavement repair fee, which the bond does not replace.
• Work completed within the 90 day permit life or a new permit obtained.
• Owner credit review. Credit mainly affects the premium rate at this bond size.

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