Bolivar, TN — Excavation Permit Bond
Bolivar's published excavation chapter concerns openings in city streets, sidewalks and other public ways. It calls for city-payable surety security before permit issuance, with restoration duties that continue after the excavation work.
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- Recorded state
- Tennessee
- Bond type
- Excavation Contractor Bond
- Category
- Contractors & construction
What this bond does
Section 16-204 of the published code calls for a $10,000 bond deposited with the city administrator, issued by a surety authorized in Tennessee. Its conditions include chapter compliance, protection of the city/officers against specified excavation-related claims and filling/restoring openings to the streets-and-sanitation superintendent's satisfaction.
- Who needs it
- The applicant/permittee making the covered public-way excavation. The permit application identifies the applicant, nature/location/purpose of the work and proposed beginning/completion dates; this is not a general bond for every private-site earthmoving job.
- Who it protects
- The chapter addresses guarding excavations, negligent injury and public-way restoration. It describes maintaining the excavated public way for 24 months after the work, with usual wear excepted and a stated exception for defective pavement restored by the city at the permittee's expense. That maintenance duty is not a 24-month purchase-based expiry or a general liability policy.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
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The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.
Sources
- University of Tennessee MTAS — Bolivar Published Title 16 (opens in a new tab)Checked October 23, 2026
Have these ready
- Have the applicant's legal name and the city administrator's actual excavation request.
- Identify the public-way location, work purpose, beginning/completion dates and restoration responsibilities.
- Confirm the currently required sum, city-payable accepted form, authorized surety and any actual exception.
- Prepare execution/filing instructions and records for restoration, maintenance and release.
Questions about this bond
Is every utility exempt from bonding if no permit application is needed?
No. The published section 16-205 expressly retains the surety requirement for the utilities described in its permit exception. Confirm your actual status with the administrator.
Does the maintenance period start when I buy the bond?
The published chapter measures its 24 months after the work, with stated wear/restoration exceptions. Obtain the accepted bond's actual dates and release instructions rather than using a purchase anniversary.
How do I start the Bolivar application?
Purchase Now opens Propeller in a new tab. Match the applicant, City of Bolivar request/recipient, accepted form, required sum and work dates. Provider review/issuance, authorized execution and administrator filing do not themselves issue the excavation permit or accept restoration.