MSD plumber & drainlayer bonds.
$100 flat.
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) conditions its plumber, sewer, and drainlayer contractor license on a $10,000 bond. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, identical for every contractor.
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How much does an MSD plumber & drainlayer bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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.
Approved
Approved as soon as you apply. There is no underwriting queue.
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.
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.
You need this bond if you're
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 $10,000 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 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.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 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.
These are the actual underwriting fields. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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MSD is waiting on one document.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.