Ohio water systems contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
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 $100 flat — the price our carrier's rate book sets for this bond. New applicants post a $20,000 bond; tell us and we'll quote that separately.
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How much does an Ohio water systems contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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 is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
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.
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 the $10,000 continuing bond at $100 flat and quote the $20,000 new-applicant bond separately — and track renewals 60 and 30 days out.
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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 $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 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.
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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$100 flat on the $10,000 bond, no credit check, often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.