Plumber and Gas Fitter ($10,000) Bond - City of Birmingham, AL in Alabama

Brief Summary

This $10,000 bond is about more than plumbing. Birmingham's form also covers the trenches you dig and the streets you open, and it holds you to restore that pavement and keep it safe for a full year. Know what you are signing and the bond is a simple, routine filing with the city.

The City of Birmingham requires a $10,000 Plumber's and Gas Fitter's Bond from anyone in the business of plumbing, gas fitting, steam fitting, drain laying, excavating or blasting in the city. The City of Birmingham is the obligee, the bond is written on the city's own form and approved by the Director of Finance, and it stays in force until the surety cancels it in writing.

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How to Apply for a Plumber and Gas Fitter ($10,000) Bond:

• Have the legal business name exactly as it will appear on your Birmingham business license and permits.
• Owner name, home address and Social Security number for the surety's credit review.
• Complete the bond application and review the quoted premium.
• Pay the premium and receive the $10,000 bond executed on the City of Birmingham Plumber's and Gas Fitter's Bond form.
• File the signed bond with the city for approval by the Director of Finance.
• Keep the bond in force for as long as you do plumbing, gas fitting or street excavation work in Birmingham.

Detailed Information About the Alabama Plumber and Gas Fitter ($10,000) Bond:

Who has to post this bond

Birmingham's Plumber's and Gas Fitter's Bond form applies to a principal engaged in the business of plumbing, gas fitting, steam fitting, drain laying, excavating and/or blasting in the City of Birmingham. The bond is a flat $10,000 and names the City of Birmingham, a municipal corporation, as obligee. Many contractors assume it only covers work inside a building. It does not.

What the bond guarantees

Under the city form, the contractor agrees to:

• follow the ordinances and laws of the City of Birmingham that apply to the work
• do the work in a workmanlike manner
• guard excavations and ditches so they are safe
• restore any street it excavates to its former condition and pay the cost
• keep that restored section in safe condition for one year from the date of the excavation
• protect the city from liability caused by its work, including defending and paying suits brought against the city

Any person, firm or corporation injured in person or property by a violation can sue on the bond.

Filing and cancellation

The bond is approved by the Director of Finance. It has no fixed expiration on its face and remains in effect until the surety gives written notice. Liability ends 15 days after the Director of Finance receives that notice, though anything that arose before then is still covered. Birmingham business licenses expire every December 31, so keep the bond active for as long as you work in the city. Confirm current filing steps with the Department of Planning, Engineering and Permits before the bond is issued.

State certification is separate

Plumbers and gas fitters in Alabama are certified by the State of Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board. Holding that state certificate does not take the place of the city bond.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Alabama Plumber and Gas Fitter ($10,000) Bond:

• Bond amount of exactly $10,000.
• City of Birmingham named as obligee on the city's Plumber's and Gas Fitter's Bond form.
• Approval by the Birmingham Director of Finance.
• Business name on the bond matching your city license and permit records.
• Owner credit review. Credit shapes the premium for most applicants rather than whether they qualify.

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