Yonkers sewer/drain opening bonds.
$100 flat.
Before you open a Yonkers street to connect, repair, or tap into a sewer or drain, the City Engineer requires a $10,000 bond posted with the Department of Public Works. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Yonkers sewer/drain opening bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Permit bonds like this 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
Fixed-amount municipal permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with Yonkers DPW
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to post with the Department of Public Works for your sewer or drain opening permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Yonkers does not let anyone disturb a city street to make a sewer or drain connection until a permit is issued by the City Engineer. The bond is a restoration guarantee: it stands behind your obligation to properly backfill and repair the street, sidewalk, and any city underground facilities you disturb.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Yonkers (the obligee). If you leave a defective patch, damage a city sewer or water line, or abandon the opening, the city can recover its repair costs against the $10,000 bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the city, you repay the surety. Contractors who restore the street properly treat the bond as a permit formality, and it must stay posted with DPW for the life of the permit.
You need this bond if you are
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 Yonkers DPW. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to post with the Department of Public Works for your sewer or drain opening permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
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 issuing fields. No credit check.
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Open the street today, restore it right.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.