DGSD sewer contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
Also known as the Downers Grove Sanitary District Sewer Contractor License Bond.
A contractor performing sanitary sewer connection, disconnection, or repair work within the Downers Grove Sanitary District must have a $10,000 surety bond on file with the District before the work begins. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. No credit check.
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How much does a DGSD sewer contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal utility contractor bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Sewer contractor bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the District
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Downers Grove Sanitary District before you start sewer work. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The Downers Grove Sanitary District, which treats wastewater for Downers Grove and surrounding DuPage County communities, requires that all sanitary sewer connection, disconnection, and repair work be performed by a contractor with a $10,000 surety bond on file with the District. The District's sewer permits office administers this requirement as a condition of doing work on or near its sanitary sewer system.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Downers Grove Sanitary District (the obligee), protecting the District and its ratepayers against damage or non-compliant work performed on the sewer system. If a bonded contractor's work causes a covered loss, the District can make a claim against the bond, up to $10,000, to recover it.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. This bond is a District regulatory requirement rather than a state-level Illinois statute — we name the Downers Grove Sanitary District's sewer permits office as the authority because a public ordinance section number was not independently verifiable at the time this page was written; confirm any code citation directly with the District before relying on it.
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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 and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Downers Grove Sanitary District before you start sewer work. 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.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Get bonded before your next sewer permit.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.