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Wisconsin — Appleton, Wisconsin Excavate In The Public Right Of Way Bond

Appleton requires $5,000 ROW permit security for excavation, with the business name matching the permit application and coverage continuing for one year after restoration. Bond issuance is separate from the approved city excavation permit and any concrete-finisher license.

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Recorded state
Wisconsin
Bond type
Right-of-Way / Street Work Bond
Category
Contractors & construction

What this bond does

Helps a City of Appleton excavation applicant prepare matching security, plans and a separate work-permit submission.

Who needs it
Applicants excavating or placing facilities in City of Appleton public ROW, including listed utility and surface-work activities.
Who it protects
The city's general bond requirements address code compliance and city loss, damage or liability from applicant negligence, malfeasance or noncompliance. The bond runs in favor of the city and must be filed with Public Works.

Your bond option

This is the option on record for this bond.

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.

Identify the location, method and additional permissions

The city's excavation page generally describes street ROW as sidewalk to sidewalk, including sidewalks. The March 2026 form records the work location/limits, new/replacement/repair/removal activity, utility or surface work, and open-cut/trenchless/other installation method.

The permit excludes private easements and non-city ROW. Concrete work in public ROW requires a current-year City Cement Finisher License; the excavation bond does not supply that separate license. The form also identifies other project permissions and traffic-control requirements as applicable.

Prepare the $5,000 bond and application package

Obtain the accepted $5,000 permit instrument in favor of the City of Appleton, with the applicant as principal. Match the bond and insurance business name to the permit application, then confirm the provider form before using the existing Propeller purchase destination.

The city requests the completed fillable PDF, sketch/site plan, payment receipt, bond and certificate of insurance through its listed engineering submission contacts. It accepts electronically signed security documents. Submit the issued bond with the permit package; buying it does not submit or approve the excavation request.

Wait for approval and retain post-restoration security

The city says no ROW work may start until the approved permit is emailed back, and its field representative must keep a copy on site. The current form also requires engineering-technician notice at least two business days before work. Plan for review and required traffic coordination rather than treating purchase as a start date.

The excavation page calls for validity one year after restoration. The linked general requirements state one year after completed work subject to code compliance, require 30 days' written cancellation notice to city and contractor, preserve accrued surety obligations and require completion/elapsed-period confirmation for release. Confirm the accepted completion/restoration date with Public Works; this is not a one-year period measured from purchase.

Sources

Have these ready

  1. Confirm City ROW, location/limits, activity and installation method.
  2. Obtain name-matched $5,000 city permit security and separate insurance.
  3. Prepare fillable application, site plan and required submission documents; check concrete license/other permits.
  4. File executed security, receive approved permit, coordinate start notices and confirm restoration-date-based security/release.

Questions about this bond

When does the one-year requirement run?

The excavation page says one year after restoration. Confirm the accepted date with Public Works and the issued instrument; do not count only from purchase.

Does this replace a Cement Finisher License?

No. The current city form requires a current-year Cement Finisher License for concrete work in public ROW, separately from the excavation permit and bond.

Can I start as soon as the bond is issued?

No. Wait for the approved city permit and comply with the current start-notification and traffic requirements.

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