Greater Cincinnati Water Works developer bonds.
$100 flat.
Greater Cincinnati Water Works requires a $10,000 developer bond for water-main and service-line work tied to a subdivision or development. Ours is $100 flat, the price our carrier sets for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Greater Cincinnati Water Works developer bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Developer bonds like this are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, the subdivision name and lot count, tapper and WSL number, and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with Greater Cincinnati Water Works
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Greater Cincinnati Water Works. 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 serving Cincinnati and surrounding communities. When a developer extends water mains and service lines into a new subdivision, GCWW conditions the work on a $10,000 developer bond. The bond is a workmanship-and-completion guarantee: it stands behind your obligation to build the water infrastructure to GCWW specifications.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Greater Cincinnati Water Works (the obligee). If a developer's water-main work is left incomplete or out of spec, GCWW can recover against the bond to make it right.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Developers who build to GCWW standards treat the bond as a project 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 $10,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 Greater Cincinnati Water Works. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Greater Cincinnati Water Works. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 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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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.