Check security already on file and use the actual packet

The current Documents & Forms page links the June 2026 Excavation Permit and Bond packet. It asks for yearly $10,000 surety Performance and Maintenance security and a separate yearly liability certificate naming the City additional insured, with fields for whether each is already on file.

The permit identifies the actual utility/activity, new/repair/abandonment/connection purpose, materials, location, contractor, owner, dates and restoration contact. Supply the drawing and traffic arrangement and communicate with Public Works. The packet says it will not be processed until its required documentation is supplied.

Keep the permit and post-work obligations distinct

The application labels permit expiration at 60 days. The blanket form secures permitted excavation/restoration, continues through covered work and addresses defects/damage for two years after completion. It has separate right-to-sue and City expense provisions, including a stated surety ceiling of 125% of the penal sum; do not assume the printed face amount or permit expiry is automatic full release.

Purchase Now opens Propeller; the option displays no fixed amount or term. Match the actual City template, contractor/recipient, covered projects, sum and dates with the issuer. The packet calls for quadruplicate execution; use Public Works' accepted execution/delivery instructions and confirm existing on-file coverage before ordering a duplicate.

After accepted security and documentation, obtain actual excavation permission. Follow Iowa One Call, property-line, traffic, restoration and inspection requirements; the packet includes an approval record and a separate properly-closed inspection record. Keep actual completion, continuation and release direction rather than treating yearly filing as a one-year-only work warranty.