Platte Canyon Water & Sanitation contractor license bonds.
$100 flat.
Only contractors licensed by Platte Canyon Water and Sanitation District may work on or next to a District sewer main, and its Drain Layer / Plumber License requires a $10,000 corporate surety bond. Ours is a flat price set by our carrier, the price you see is the checkout price, and the bond issues the moment you pay.
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How much does a Platte Canyon Water & Sanitation contractor license bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Licensed before you touch the main.
The District will not license you — and an unlicensed contractor may not work on or next to a District sewer main — until the bond is in your application packet. Here is the whole process:
Apply online
Your business details, an effective date and a 1, 2 or 3-year term — the actual carrier fields. The application collects no credit information.
Pay & e-sign
Pay the flat premium and the bond issues the moment you pay, with the surety’s power of attorney attached.
File with the District
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to submit at the District office, 8739 W. Coal Mine Ave, Littleton, with your completed license application, insurance certificates and the District’s processing fee. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Platte Canyon contractor license bond covers
Platte Canyon Water and Sanitation District is a Colorado special district that provides water and sewer service from its office at 8739 W. Coal Mine Ave in Littleton. Its Board of Directors adopted Resolution 2014-1-3, which requires the licensing of residential sewer contractors performing work within the District: only licensed contractors may work on or adjacent to a District sewer main. The license expressly reaches cured-in-place pipe and any other internal sewer service lining that extends through a service line to the District’s main, so lining crews need it as much as excavators do.
To be licensed you file the District’s Application for Drain Layer / Plumber License with four things: the completed application; certificates of insurance — commercial general liability of $350,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 general aggregate naming the District as an additional insured, plus workers’ compensation and employer’s liability; a $10,000 corporate surety bond; and a $100.00 license processing fee paid by check to the District, which is separate from your bond premium. By signing, you also agree to give the District at least 24 hours’ notice before any work on or within five feet of a sewer main, to have that work inspected and accepted before you backfill the excavation or finish the lining, and to pay the District’s inspection fees.
The bond runs in favor of the District. It guarantees your faithful performance and observance of the District’s rules and regulations, and protects the District if you cause injury or damage to any District facility — including a tap on a District sanitary sewer main. It is a three-party arrangement: you are the principal, the surety stands behind you, and the District is the obligee. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The District’s pages do not state how long a license runs, so ask the office about renewal; you can buy a 1, 2 or 3-year bond term, and we send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out so the bond never lapses.
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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 $10,000 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 the District. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to submit at the District office, 8739 W. Coal Mine Ave, Littleton, with your completed license application, insurance certificates and the District’s processing fee. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual carrier fields — the bond amount, the effective date, your term and your business details. The application collects no credit information. If a check ever runs, it’s a soft pull that won’t affect your score. Free until your bond is issued.
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Get bonded and get licensed with Platte Canyon.
One application for your Platte Canyon contractor license bond (a $10,000 bond amount), issued the moment you pay. The application collects no credit information. Free until issued.