City of Ravenna tapper bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Ravenna requires a $10,000 bond before a contractor taps into the city's water or sewer mains. Ours is $100 flat, issued instantly for most applicants. No credit check. Tapping bonds like this are issued on the spot.
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How much does a City of Ravenna tapper bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A tapping bond is about 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
Tapping bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the city
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Ravenna's water and sewer / utilities department before you tap. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A water and sewer tapper bond is a public-property guarantee. When you cut into the City of Ravenna's water or sewer main to make a service connection, the city wants a financial backstop that the tap, the restoration, and the public infrastructure are left in good order.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the City of Ravenna (the obligee). If a tap is done improperly, the main or street is left damaged, or city utility rules are violated, Ravenna can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who tap to code and restore the site treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you are
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 the city. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Ravenna's water and sewer / utilities department before you tap. 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Ravenna tapper bond, issued today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.