Albany sewer & water permit bonds.
$300 flat. Five minutes.
The City of Albany requires a $10,000 performance bond for a sewer and water permit, filed with the Department of Water & Water Supply. Ours is $300 flat — 3% of the bond amount, the same for every applicant — with no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Performance bonds at this size issue fast. 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
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Albany Water
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your City of Albany sewer and water permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$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 performance bond actually guarantees
The City of Albany issues sewer and water connection permits through its Department of Water & Water Supply and conditions them on a $10,000 performance bond. Tapping the City's mains and disturbing the street is exacting work, so the City wants a guarantee the job is done to standard.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the City of Albany (the obligee). If the connection is defective, the street is not restored, or the work fails to meet the City's standards, the City can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who tap cleanly, restore the street, and meet the City's specs treat the bond as a permit formality.
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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.
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$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.