MSD plumber & drainlayer bonds.
$300 flat. Soft pull.
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) conditions its plumber, sewer, and drainlayer contractor license on a $10,000 bond. Ours is $300 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every contractor. One soft credit pull, e-signed fast.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your MSD license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
File with MSD
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the District insists.
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$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) licenses the plumbers, sewer, and drainlayer contractors who connect to and work on its public sewer system, and conditions that license on a $10,000 surety bond. The bond stands behind your compliance with MSD's rules and the work you perform on the District's system.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (the obligee). The bond guarantees that your sewer and drainlaying work meets District standards and that damage to the public system is made good. If you fail to, MSD can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays an MSD claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who build to District standard treat the bond as a license formality.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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MSD is waiting on one document.
$300 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.