Excavating - Street Excavator ($10,000) Bond - Windsor, CT in Connecticut

Brief Summary

One $10,000 bond covers your Windsor street excavation license for the year, not each job. Deliver the original signed bond on the Town form to the Engineering Department with your insurance certificate, and from then on each dig only needs its own permit.

The Town of Windsor requires anyone digging in the public right-of-way to hold an excavation license under Sec. 15-51 of the Windsor Code, backed by a cash bond or surety bond of at least $10,000 filed with the Engineering Department. Street excavator is one of four classes on the Town bond form, and the matching license covers street excavation and driveways. Licenses expire every December 31.

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How to Apply for a Excavating - Street Excavator ($10,000) Bond:

• Complete the Town of Windsor Request for License and select the Street Excavation and Driveways class.
• List two key personnel to contact about problems at a work site, with addresses and phone numbers.
• Provide two projects completed in the past two years and two references familiar with that work.
• Obtain the $10,000 bond on the Town of Windsor bond form and deliver the original signed bond to the Engineering Department.
• File a certificate of insurance naming the Town of Windsor as additional insured.
• Pay the $75 new license fee, then pull a permit with a Call Before You Dig number for each location.

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One bond per license, one permit per location

A common mistake is thinking Windsor wants a new bond for every street opening. It does not. Sec. 15-51 of the Windsor Code requires a license from the Town Manager or designee before anyone excavates or digs below the surface in the public right-of-way, and the bond is posted once to back that license. Each work location then needs its own permit, except that one permit can cover main line construction or adjacent locations on the same property.

License classes

The Engineering Department issues four classes: Curb and Walk, Drain, Pipe or Conduit Layer, Street Excavation and Driveways, and General Contractor, which covers curbs, walks, drains, driveways and excavation together. The Town bond form lists the street excavator class by that name.

The bond

Sec. 15-51 calls for a cash bond or a bond from a surety authorized in Connecticut, in a minimum amount of $10,000 or a higher amount set by the Town Manager or designee. It covers indemnification of the Town and repairs, and the Town can call on it if you do not respond to repair requests. Permit holders agree to temporary patching, pavement restoration and maintenance of the disturbed area. The Code and the Town license sheet set that guarantee at three years. The printed Town bond form refers to five years, so ask Engineering which period applies before the bond is signed.

Utility contractors

Public service utilities do not license their own personnel. Contractors working for them do. The Town's permit page says utility contractors, naming MDC, Comcast and Frontier as examples, are required to obtain a license from the Engineering Department.

Fees and timing

The Town license sheet lists $75 for a new license, $50 for renewal, $50 for each street excavation permit and $25 for an additional excavation on the same property. Permits expire at the end of the year issued. A Call Before You Dig number is required before a permit issues, and right-of-way work generally runs 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. unless the Town grants special permission. On recently resurfaced or heavily traveled roads, the Town may require flowable fill as trench backfill.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Connecticut Excavating - Street Excavator ($10,000) Bond:

• Bond of at least $10,000, cash or surety, unless the Town Manager or designee sets a higher amount.
• Surety authorized to do business in Connecticut, with the Town of Windsor as obligee.
• Original signed bond. A copy is not accepted.
• Insurance minimums on the Town license sheet: $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate general liability, $1 million auto, and workers' compensation.
• License renewal each year before December 31 with bond and insurance still valid and on file.

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