The Township of Bloomfield requires a sewer builder to file a $10,000 surety bond before installing or connecting to its sanitary sewer system. Ours is $300 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every builder. The application is five minutes, with no credit check on this bond.
















Township builder bonds are among the simplest things in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Fixed-amount builder bonds like this 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 Bloomfield Township Engineering / Public Works office. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. The bond renews on statutory 12/31 dates — pick a 1, 2, or 3-year term.
A sewer builder bond is a public-infrastructure protection guarantee. When you tap into or extend the Township's sanitary sewer system, the Township of Bloomfield wants a financial backstop that the work will meet its specifications and that any damage to public mains, roads, or rights-of-way gets repaired.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Township of Bloomfield (the obligee), with the public as the protected party. If a builder's work is defective or damages public infrastructure, the Township can recover against the bond.
The bond runs on the Township's statutory term and renews on 12/31. Let it lapse and the Township can pull your sewer-connection privileges — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $10,000 filing continuous.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.