Citizens Water maintenance bonds.
From $100.
Before Citizens Energy Group (Citizens Water) accepts new water main or service-line work tied into the Indianapolis system, it requires a maintenance bond guaranteeing that work against defects for the warranty period. The utility sets the amount; pricing is 3% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Citizens Water maintenance bond cost?
3% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
Enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with Citizens Water. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount Citizens Water required, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these clear quickly. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score — it can affect approval and where in the range your price lands, never a hard inquiry.
File with Citizens Water
Submit the executed maintenance bond to Citizens Energy Group with your tie-in or developer agreement. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the maintenance bond actually guarantees
Citizens Energy Group owns and operates the water utility serving Indianapolis and much of Marion County as Citizens Water. When a developer or contractor installs water mains or service connections that will be accepted into that public system, the utility requires a maintenance bond before it takes the infrastructure over.
The bond is a workmanship-and-materials guarantee: it stands behind your installation for the maintenance (warranty) period — commonly one to three years — so that if a main, valve, or service line you installed fails because of defective work, the utility can have it corrected without the cost falling on its ratepayers.
It is not insurance for you — if the utility makes a valid claim and the surety pays, you repay the surety. Contractors who build to Citizens Water's standards and warranty their work treat the bond as a routine acceptance step.
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 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.
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 Citizens Water. Submit the executed maintenance bond to Citizens Energy Group with your tie-in or developer agreement. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 3% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a quick soft credit check. Submit once and your bond is typically issued the same day.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the utility required and file the same day.