St. Clair Shores drainlayer bonds.
$275 flat. Five minutes.
The City of St. Clair Shores requires a registered drainlayer to file a $1,000 bond as a condition of working on water and sewer connections in the city, through the Department of Public Works. Ours is $275 flat, with no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with St. Clair Shores DPW
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your drainlayer registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$1,000 bond × 3% = $30, which is below our $275 minimum — so the price is $275, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the drainlayer bond actually guarantees
A drainlayer connects private plumbing to the public water and sewer mains. Because that work ties directly into the city system, the City of St. Clair Shores registers drainlayers through its Department of Public Works and conditions registration on a $1,000 surety bond.
The bond guarantees you will follow the city's water and sewer connection standards and restore the right of way you disturb. It is a three-party promise: you (the principal), the surety, and the City of St. Clair Shores (the obligee). If a connection is done improperly or the right of way is left damaged, the city can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for as long as you are a registered drainlayer, so we track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check 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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St. Clair Shores registration, one document away.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.