Gahanna water & sewer installer bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Gahanna requires a $5,000 surety bond to register as a water and sewer installer connecting to the city's utilities. The price is $100 flat — the same for every contractor. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal contractor bonds are about 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 section in the application, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Small municipal license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City of Gahanna
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Gahanna, alongside your water and sewer installer registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Gahanna conditions water and sewer installer registration on a $5,000 surety bond. Connecting to the city's water and sanitary lines cuts into public ways and touches the utility systems, so the bond guarantees that you'll install to the city's code and restore the right-of-way — and won't leave the city or a resident with a faulty connection or unrestored cut.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the City of Gahanna (the obligee). If you violate the city's water/sewer or contractor ordinance, the city or a harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Installers who connect cleanly and keep the city whole treat the bond as a registration formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect one.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Finish your Gahanna registration today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.