GCWW contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
Greater Cincinnati Water Works requires a $10,000 contractor bond before you perform large-branch (4-inch and up) and fire-branch work on its public water system. Ours is $100 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, identical 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.
Water works contractor bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — it doesn't collect credit information, and most applications approve instantly.
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.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) is the regional public water utility operated by the City of Cincinnati. Before a contractor performs work that connects to or affects the public water system — large branch (4-inch and larger) and all fire branches — GCWW requires a $10,000 contractor bond on file with its Engineering division.
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's water service branch and meter procedures and your responsibility to restore and protect the public water system after your work.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who follow GCWW procedures and restore the work area properly treat the bond as a permitting formality.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application doesn't collect credit information.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.