GCWW certified tapper bonds.
$275 flat. Five minutes.
Greater Cincinnati Water Works requires a $1,000 certified tapper bond from certified tappers installing small-branch (2-inch and smaller) taps on the public water system. Because 3% of $1,000 is under our floor, the premium is $275 — our minimum. Five-minute application, no credit check on this bond.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Tapper bonds are about as simple as surety gets. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Deliver to GCWW Engineering
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to deliver to the GCWW engineering counter at 4747 Spring Grove Ave. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$1,000 bond × 3% = $30, which is below our $275 minimum — so the premium is $275, one-time per term.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) certifies tappers to install small-branch (2-inch and smaller) service taps on its public water system. A certified tapper with a tapping machine posts a $1,000 certified tapper bond before performing subdivision and small-branch tap work.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Greater Cincinnati Water Works (the obligee). The bond backs your compliance with GCWW standards and your responsibility to perform tapping work properly and protect the public water system.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Certified tappers who follow GCWW procedures treat the bond as a certification formality.
You need this bond if you are
Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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Get certified-tapper ready today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.