Denver water service contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
Denver's Community Planning and Development (CPD) conditions a water service contractor license — for installing and maintaining water service lines — on a $5,000 surety bond. Our carrier rate book sets this bond at a flat $100.
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How much does a Denver water service contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Contractor license bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed contractor license bonds like this issue right after purchase for most applicants.
File with Community Planning & Development
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Denver water service contractor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Denver's Community Planning and Development (CPD) department licenses contractors, and conditions the water service contractor license on a $5,000 surety bond. A water service contractor installs and maintains water service lines — work that ties directly into the City's water system and right-of-way.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City and County of Denver (the obligee). The bond stands behind your compliance with Denver's water-service and right-of-way rules and your restoration of any public property you disturb.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays the City on a valid claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who pull proper permits and restore the right-of-way treat the bond as a license formality.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $5,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with Community Planning & Development. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Denver water service contractor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.