Oakland County requires a $5,000 bond from contractors who connect to or tap the county sanitary sewer — guaranteeing the connection is done to standard. Ours is $275 flat, our 3% minimum, the same for every contractor.
















A connection bond is among the simplest in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials for a small fixed-amount connection bond like this.
Connection bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with Oakland County for your sanitary sewer connection permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, below our $275 floor — so the premium is $275, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price.
Oakland County requires a $5,000 bond from contractors who connect to or tap the county sanitary sewer system. The county's sewer infrastructure is administered by the Water Resources Commissioner, and the bond guarantees the connection is made to county standard and the site is properly restored.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Oakland County (the obligee). If a connection is done improperly, damages the system, or the site is left out of compliance, the county can recover against the bond to make it right.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the county, you repay the surety. Contractors whose sewer connections meet standard treat the bond as a permit formality that keeps them eligible to tap the county sewer.
These are the actual issuing fields for a small fixed-amount connection bond — submit once and most issue right away.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.