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. The application collects no credit information. Tapping bonds like this are issued on the spot.
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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's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Tapping bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
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
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Ravenna tapper bond, issued today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.