Midway Sewer District side sewer contractor bonds.
From $100.
Midway Sewer District, the special-purpose district serving the Burien / Des Moines area of King County, requires registered side-sewer contractors to file a $5,000 bond with the District before connecting or repairing side sewers in its service area. Pricing is 0.5% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum — your exact price appears at the short application.
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How much does a Midway Sewer District side sewer contractor bond cost?
0.5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
Side-sewer contractor bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, the bond amount the District requires, and an effective date. No financials, no scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Small municipal license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the District
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Midway Sewer District to complete your contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A side-sewer contractor bond is a workmanship and compliance guarantee. When you tap a private side sewer into Midway Sewer District's public collection system, the District wants a financial backstop that the connection is done to its standards and that any damage to public infrastructure gets repaired.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Midway Sewer District (the obligee). If your work violates the District's side-sewer rules or damages the public system and you don't make it right, the District can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for as long as you are a registered side-sewer contractor. Let it lapse and the District can suspend your registration — so we track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out, keeping your filing continuous.
You need this bond if you're
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 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.
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. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Midway Sewer District to complete your contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $5,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check up to $5,000.
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Finish your District registration today.
Pricing starts from $100, no credit check up to $5,000, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.