St. Clair Shores drainlayer bonds.
$100 flat.
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 $100 flat, issued instantly — no credit check.
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How much does a St. Clair Shores drainlayer bond cost?
$100 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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 credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
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.
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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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $1,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
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.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $1,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.