St. Louis County lawn irrigation installer bonds.
$150 flat.
St. Louis County licenses master lawn irrigation system installers through the Department of Public Works and conditions the license on a $25,000 bond. Ours is $150 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, identical for every licensee.
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How much does a St. Louis County lawn irrigation installer bond cost?
$150 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your county 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 Public Works
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with the St. Louis County Department of Public Works plumbing-code licensing office. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
St. Louis County licenses plumbing-trade contractors — including master lawn irrigation system installers, who connect sprinkler systems to the potable supply through backflow-protected piping — through the Department of Public Works, and conditions the license on a $25,000 surety bond. The bond stands behind your compliance with the county plumbing code and the work you perform under the license.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and St. Louis County (the obligee). The bond indemnifies St. Louis County, Missouri — or any other governmental agency — for damages or injury sustained through the negligence or malfeasance of the principal, and backs the timely payment of fees and fines assessed by the county.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a county claim, you repay the surety. Irrigation installers who follow the plumbing code and pay their fees on time treat the bond as a license formality.
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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 $25,000 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 Public Works. Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with the St. Louis County Department of Public Works plumbing-code licensing office. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $150 at the $25,000 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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$150 flat, no credit check, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.