Denver water service contractor bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
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. Three percent of $5,000 is $150, so this lands at our $275 minimum.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Contractor license bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed contractor license bonds like this issue right after purchase for most applicants. At most, 1–2 business days.
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.
The whole pricing page.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, which is under our $275 minimum, so the premium is $275 per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
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.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Get your Denver water service license moving.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.