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Sec. 18-26.—Bond required; amount; conditions; indemnity agreement. (a) At the time of making the request under section 18-25 the person desiring to make an opening or excavation shall file a bond payable to the City in such sum as the Board of Public Works and Safety may designate. (b) The bond shall be filed with the Board of Public Works and-Safety-and shall be conditioned to save the City harmless from any loss, cost or damage by reason of such proposed work, and that the same shall be done in all respects in conformity with the requirements of this Code and all other ordinances of the City regulating the same; provided, that a single or continuing bond may be given to embrace all work of the petitioner for a period of time between the date of the execution of the same and such date as set forth by the City Engineer not to exceed three years. January 1. Any single or continuing bond issued hereunder may be renewed on an annual basis,upon approval of the Board of Public Works and Safety. (c) Any public utility operating under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission of the State may give an indemnifying agreement in lieu of such bond. (d) Any person desiring to make any opening or excavation as provided herein shall also carry insurance against all personal injury and property damage claims which may arise from the performance of such work in such amounts as may be established by the Board of Public Works and Safety and, in case of a single or continuing bond, shall maintain on file in the office of the Board evidence of the continuation in force of such insurance throughout the term for which any such bond is issued. Section VII. Chapter 18, Article 2, Section 18-27 of the South Bend Municipal Code, is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 18-27.—Restoration of surface; specifications. (a) Any person making any opening or excavation or causing the same to be made in any street shall be required to replace all excavated material and pavement as herein set forth in the City Standards and Specifications as adopted by the Board of Public Works. entitled "Street Excavation Repair 1964." A copy of the relevant standards and specifications shall be attached to each permit issued. (b) This specification is set forth as follows: "Street Excavation Repair 1964 City Engineering Department South Bend, Indiana "Whereas: The Board of Public Works and Safety deems it necessary to 4