Cuyahoga County sewer bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
Cuyahoga County requires a sewer contractor bond to be licensed to install or repair sanitary sewers in the county — typically $25,000. The county sets the amount; pricing starts at $100, priced at 0.5% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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Enter your amount, pay, and we mail the executed original for filing with the county. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount Cuyahoga County set, the effective date, and the mailing address for the original — that is the entire application.
Issued
Most issue quickly; larger amounts may get a brief underwriter review. This bond renews on the county statutory date (12/31).
Sign & file with Cuyahoga County
The original bond is mailed to the address you give. It must be signed by you (the principal) before it is filed with the county as obligee.
What it is and who needs it.
What the sewer contractor bond covers
A sewer contractor bond is a code-compliance and restoration guarantee to the county. Cuyahoga County licenses contractors who install, tap, or repair its sanitary sewers and conditions that license on a surety bond so the work meets county sewer standards and the public infrastructure is protected.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Cuyahoga County (the obligee). If your sewer work is defective, damages the county system, or violates the sewer code and you do not correct it, the county can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the county, you repay the surety. Because the county requires the wet-ink original on file, we mail the executed bond to the address you provide so you can sign and file it. We track the 12/31 renewal and notify you 60 and 30 days out.
You need this bond if you are
One application, original mailed for filing.
Submit the application with the bond amount the county set and the mailing address — we mail the executed original for you to sign and file.
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Other Ohio bonds.
Sewer contractor bond, issued and mailed.
From $100. Enter the amount Cuyahoga County required and we mail the original for filing.