Decatur, IL — Street Construction And Excavation Bond
Decatur's contractor-license packet includes a $5,000 street construction and excavation bond. The license expires January 31, but that date is not the end of the bond's stated protection for work done during the license period.
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- Recorded state
- Illinois
- Bond type
- Building / Excavation / Grading Permit Bond
- Category
- Contractors & construction
What this bond does
The city form addresses licensed/permitted public-street, alley and public-area excavation and specified concrete sidewalk, driveway and curb work. It secures applicable work requirements and stated city indemnity, including excavation refilling, obstruction losses and faulty construction/materials.
- Who needs it
- The licensed street construction/excavation contractor named as principal, with the City of Decatur as obligee. The packet collects the business/entity type and ownership information and requires a current bond and separate insurance.
- Who it protects
- The form says protection remains for not less than three years from the end of the license period during which the work was done. It also calls itself continuing until notice of cancellation is given to the city. Do not interpret the annual license expiry as erasing those obligations.
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
- Decatur — Street Construction/Excavation Contractor License Packet (opens in a new tab)Checked October 23, 2026
Have these ready
- Have the contractor's legal entity, ownership information and license-period request.
- Identify the authorized street/excavation or concrete sidewalk/driveway/curb work.
- Use the accepted $5,000 form, city recipient, dates and authorized execution.
- Prepare separate required insurance and check the packet's no-outstanding-city-debt condition.
Questions about this bond
Does January 31 end the protection for earlier licensed work?
The bond states at least three years from the end of the license period in which work was done, alongside its continuing-notice wording. License expiry is not automatic release.
Is the packet's 30-day insurance notice also a bond clause?
Do not assume so. That notice is in the insurance requirements; the printed bond has its own continuing-cancellation wording.
Where do I begin the contractor-bond application?
Select Purchase Now to open Propeller in a new tab. Check the licensed contractor/principal, City of Decatur recipient, accepted street construction/excavation form, required sum and dates. Provider review/issuance, execution and city filing are separate from licensing and project permits.