Lafayette utility contractor bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
The City of Lafayette requires a $5,000 bond for sewer-tap and water-tap utility permits. Our premium is $275 — the 3% minimum — and the application is five minutes.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Permit bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount permit bonds like this typically issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City of Lafayette
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.
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$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, raised to our $275 minimum, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
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.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Pull your Lafayette utility permit today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.