Cuyahoga County sewer tapper bonds.
$125 flat.
The Cuyahoga County Department of Public Works requires anyone registering as a sewer tapper — to make connections to the County sanitary sewer system — to file a $25,000 bond. Our carrier prices this specific bond at $125 flat, the same for every tapper, and the price you see is the checkout price.
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How much does a Cuyahoga County sewer tapper bond cost?
$125 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
County registration bonds are among the simplest in surety. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Your business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Municipal and county registration bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with Cuyahoga County Public Works
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your sewer tapper registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Cuyahoga County maintains a large regional sanitary sewer system, and the Department of Public Works lets only registered, bonded tappers make connections to it. The bond guarantees you'll make sewer taps and connections according to County specifications and the sanitary sewer code, and restore any County property or right-of-way you disturb.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and Cuyahoga County (the obligee). If a sewer tapper damages the County system, makes a defective connection, or fails to restore the site, the County can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the County on a claim, you repay the surety. Tappers who follow the County's specifications treat the bond as a registration formality, not a risk.
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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 $25,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, in the year your term ends.
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 Cuyahoga County Public Works. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your sewer tapper registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $125 at the $25,000 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.
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Finish your Cuyahoga County registration today.
$125 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.