The City of Lafayette requires a $5,000 bond for sewer-tap and water-tap utility permits. Our premium is $100, flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
















Permit bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section.
Fixed-amount permit bonds like this typically issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Lafayette with your utility permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
A Lafayette utility contractor bond is a workmanship and restoration guarantee. Tapping the city's sewer or water mains is sensitive work — the city wants assurance the connection is made to code and any pavement or infrastructure opened is restored.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Lafayette (the obligee). If a tap is done improperly or the surface is left unrestored and you don't fix it, the city can recover against the bond.
The city sets $5,000 for sewer taps and water taps. The bond must be on file before the permit is issued, so we keep it current and notify you 60 and 30 days out.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.