Ohio private water contractor bonds.
$200 flat.
Ohio requires a registered private water systems contractor to file a $20,000 surety bond with the Department of Health. Ours is $200 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, the same for every contractor. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does an Ohio private water contractor bond cost?
$200 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Registration bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License and registration bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase.
File with your registration
The original executed bond with power of attorney arrives ready to submit with your Department of Health registration or annual renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Ohio licenses private water systems contractors through the Department of Health — the people who drill wells, install pumps and pitless adapters, seal systems, and service private water treatment. ORC 3701.344 conditions that annual registration on a surety bond.
The bond provides financial security for the enforcement of the registration law. It guarantees that you perform work in compliance with Ohio's private water systems rules — and if you violate those rules and a customer or the public is harmed, they can recover against the bond.
New registrants carry a $20,000 bond for their first three years; contractors who have been registered for more than three years may carry a reduced $10,000 bond. The bond must stay active for as long as you are registered — we track it and notify you ahead of each annual renewal.
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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 $20,000 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 your registration. The original executed bond with power of attorney arrives ready to submit with your Department of Health registration or annual renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $200 at the $20,000 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$200 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.