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 $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, identical for every builder. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
















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 section. Most applications approve instantly; if a check ever runs, it's a soft pull that won't touch your score.
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.
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 section, because the application doesn't collect credit information.
Start the application →$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.