The surety bond provisions shall not apply to any excavation made under a contract awarded by the city or made by the city, or to any excavation performed directly by any public utility permitted to operate within the city limits, franchise or otherwise, for the purpose of supplying natural gas, electric, or telephone services. This exception only applies to excavation performed directly by the public utility, and a surety bond is required if work is performed by a subcontractor of any public utility.
(Prior Code, § 8-2-7)