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Lummi side sewer contractor bonds.
From $200. One-year term.
Before the Lummi Tribal Sewer & Water District will put a contractor on its bonded side sewer list, Lummi Code of Laws § 16.11.030 requires the contractor to deposit a surety bond in favor of the District. The District’s Certification Agreement fixes a penal sum of $10,000. The premium starts at $200 for a term.
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From certification packet to approved contractor.
The District will not approve your certification until the bond and proof of insurance are in. Here is the whole process:
Send us the file
Apply online with your business details, years in business, bonding history and insurance — the commercial questions a contractor bond turns on.
See your exact price
The one-year premium starts at $200 for the $10,000 bond. The application includes a credit review and shows your exact price before you pay — most applicants land at or near that starting price. No obligation until you accept.
File with the District
Once you accept and pay, the executed bond in favor of the Lummi Tribal Sewer & Water District arrives with the power of attorney, ready to file with your application and signed Certification Agreement at the District office on Lummi View Drive.
What it is and who needs it.
What the side sewer contractor bond guarantees
The Lummi Tribal Sewer & Water District runs the sewer system serving the Lummi Reservation west of Bellingham. Under Title 16 of the Lummi Code of Laws, § 16.11.010, no one other than the property owner may construct, install, repair or connect a building sewer or water line to the District’s system unless they hold a District side sewer or water line contractor license. Section 16.11.030 requires every applicant, before the license issues, to deposit a surety bond in favor of the District, with sureties approved by the Board.
The current code no longer names a dollar figure; the amount comes from the District’s own paperwork. Paragraph 1 of the Sewer Services Contractor’s Certification Agreement requires the contractor to deliver a surety bond in the amount of $10,000 in favor of the District, conditioned on performing the agreement, and the District’s bond form carries the same penal sum. The bond stands behind the whole agreement: the District’s side sewer construction standards, inspections, liability for damage to District mains, and the contractor’s one-year guarantee of workmanship and materials to the property owner.
The license renews annually under § 16.11.060, and § 16.11.030 requires the contractor to keep the bond and insurance in force for as long as it holds the license, and § 16.11.050 makes failing to maintain them a ground for revocation. The Certification Agreement also calls for commercial general liability insurance and a Lummi Nation business license. It is not insurance for the contractor: if the surety pays a valid claim, the contractor repays the surety.
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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 term is set on the carrier’s application; the premium covers the period shown there.
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 District. Once you accept and pay, the executed bond in favor of the Lummi Tribal Sewer & Water District arrives with the power of attorney, ready to file with your application and signed Certification Agreement at the District office on Lummi View Drive.
What sets the price
From $200; your exact price appears at the application once you enter the amount.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, one soft pull.
These are the actual underwriting fields — business details, years in business, prior bonding and insurance. The application includes a credit review; the one-year premium starts at $200 and your exact price appears there before you pay. Free until issued.
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Get on the District’s bonded contractor list.
Send us a short application and see your exact price — the one-year premium for the $10,000 bond starts at $200. Free until issued.