OH water systems contractor bonds.
$300. Five minutes.
Ohio registers private water systems contractors through the Department of Health, and conditions registration on a surety bond. The continuing $10,000 bond (for contractors registered three or more years) is $300 flat — 3% of the bond amount. New applicants post a $20,000 bond; we'll size yours to match.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with your registration
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Department of Health contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. The $20,000 new-applicant bond is $600. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A private water systems contractor installs, alters, or services the wells and water systems Ohio households drink from. The Department of Health registers these contractors under Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3701-28 and conditions registration on a surety bond, so there is a financial backstop behind the work.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Ohio (the obligee), with the homeowners you serve as the protected parties. If a contractor's defective or non-compliant work harms a customer, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
The bond steps down over time. New applicants post a $20,000 bond; after three consecutive years of registration in good standing, the requirement drops to $10,000. We issue whichever amount applies to you at a flat 3% — and track renewals 60 and 30 days out.
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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.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your registration today.
$300 flat on the $10,000 bond, five-minute application, often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.