Illinois sewer cut-in bonds, $20,000.
$100 flat.
Cut-in work on the public side of a Four Rivers Sanitation Authority sewer connection carries a larger bond than private-property work — $20,000 instead of $5,000. Ours is still $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — with the same short application.
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How much does an Illinois sewer cut-in bond cost?
$100 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Utility registration bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no scavenger hunt for paperwork.
Pay & e-sign
Registration bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Authority
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to submit with your Four Rivers contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Four Rivers Sanitation Authority sets a higher registration bond — $20,000 — for a contractor performing sewer service and cut-in work on public property, reflecting the greater exposure of working in the Authority's own public sewer mains and rights-of-way.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Four Rivers Sanitation Authority (the obligee), with the Authority's public infrastructure and the community it serves as the protected parties. If cut-in work on the public side damages the system or violates registration terms, a claim can reach this bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who also work on the private-property side of connections need the separate $5,000 bond in addition to this one.
You need this bond if you're
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 $20,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to May 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, May 31, in the year your term ends.
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 Authority. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to submit with your Four Rivers contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $20,000 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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Finish your Four Rivers registration today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.