Long Beach, CA — Excavation Permit Bond
Long Beach's Public Works packet separates utility excavation from on-site grading, minor right-of-way work and new monitoring wells. Identify the work and the city's actual bond request before choosing security for the permit.
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- Recorded state
- California
- Bond type
- Excavation Contractor Bond
- Category
- Contractors & construction
What this bond does
This page is for the excavation-permit bond request for your Long Beach project. The city's current packet assigns utility excavation to Section G and asks for drawings identifying the right-of-way area to be excavated and repaired. The packet explains permit preparation; it does not establish a single bond requirement or undertaking for every Public Works activity.
- Who needs it
- The project or utility owner and authorized applicant preparing the Public Works request, with the contractor details required before permit issuance. Section A separates owner and applicant and calls for an authorization letter when they differ. Confirm who must be the bond principal rather than assuming the person submitting plans fills that role.
- Who it protects
- Match security to the city's required excavation and restoration undertaking. The packet separately addresses liability insurance, subdivision performance/labor-and-materials security and monitoring-well deposits; none proves that this excavation bond satisfies those different requirements.
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
- City of Long Beach — Public Works Permits and Guidelines (opens in a new tab)Checked October 23, 2026
- City of Long Beach — Public Work Permit Application Packet (opens in a new tab)Checked October 23, 2026
Have these ready
- Gather the project/utility owner's legal details, site address, scope and any authorization for a different applicant.
- Have the Public Works excavation-security request and the applicable permit/application reference.
- Prepare the relevant excavation/repair drawings, utility authorization, traffic/staging information and contractor records.
- Confirm the accepted undertaking/provider, principal and legal recipient, required sum/dates and execution, filing and release instructions.
Questions about this bond
Is utility excavation the same application as a new monitoring well?
No. The current Public Works packet assigns utility excavation to Section G but expressly sends new monitoring wells through a separate application process.
Does the Public Works packet set a universal excavation-bond amount?
The material reviewed does not supply the operative excavation bond or a universal sum. Use the city's actual security request, not security figures for another activity.
Where do I start the bond application?
Purchase Now opens Propeller in a new tab. Match the Long Beach excavation request, accepted principal/recipient and form, required sum and dates. Application review, issuance, authorized execution and city filing do not themselves grant permission to excavate or confirm release.