Sewer and/or Storm Drain Connection ($35,700) Bond - City of Los Angeles, CA in California

Brief Summary

Check the amount before you buy. The Sewer/Storm Drain Connection Bond form the City of Los Angeles posts today, Eng. 4.204, is written for $38,000, and the city adjusts that figure. Getting it right the first time keeps your Bonded Sewer Contractor approval moving and your S-Permits issuing on schedule.

Los Angeles only lets approved Bonded Sewer Contractors pull S-Permits for sewer or storm drain work in the public right of way, and LAMC 64.15.1(b) requires those contractors to furnish this bond to the City. The bond guarantees the contractor pays all sewer permit charges under LAMC 64.12 to 64.22, does the connection work properly, and pays for damage from faulty work. The current city form, Eng. 4.204, sets the bond at $38,000.

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How to Apply for a Sewer and/or Storm Drain Connection ($35,700) Bond:

• Confirm the job needs a Bonded Sewer Contractor. Property line connections to an existing lateral do not.
• Ask the Bureau of Engineering for the current bond amount and form before ordering the bond.
• Have the surety issue the bond on the City form Eng. 4.204 in your exact company name.
• Get all signatures acknowledged before a notary. Corporations need two officers and the corporate seal.
• Submit the bond with the rest of the Bonded Sewer Contractor package, including insurance.
• Renew your Bonded Sewer Contractor approval every year.

Detailed Information About the California Sewer and/or Storm Drain Connection ($35,700) Bond:

Who needs it

The Bureau of Engineering's S-Permit manual states that under LAMC 64.15.1(b), only approved Bonded Sewer Contractors can obtain sewer permits for construction in the public right of way. That includes building a new house connection lateral from the main line to the property line, which LAMC 64.20(b)4 reserves for Bonded Sewer Contractors. The bond on this page is what puts a contractor on that list.

Not every sewer job needs it. When a lateral already reaches the property line, a plumber or contractor can pull a property line connection S-Permit without being on the Bonded Sewer Contractor list.

The amount

The City's current Sewer/Storm Drain Connection Bond form, Eng. 4.204 (Rev. 3/18), posted by the City Administrative Officer's Risk Management office, binds the contractor and surety to the City of Los Angeles for $38,000. This page is listed at $35,700. The City updates the required figure, and BOE staff verify current deposit limits under LAMC 64.15.1(b), so confirm the amount with the Bureau of Engineering before the bond is issued.

What the bond covers

The condition is that the contractor will pay all charges required by LAMC Sections 64.12 through 64.22, faithfully perform the connection work under every permit issued to it to the satisfaction of the Board of Public Works, and pay any damages the City suffers from faulty or defective work. The bond is continuous until cancelled with 60 days' advance notice by registered mail to the CAO Risk Management office at 200 N. Main Street, Room 1240, Los Angeles, CA 90012.

Bonded Sewer Contractor approvals are valid for one year only, so expect to renew your standing with BOE each year even though the bond itself stays in force. The bond also sits alongside the liability insurance and license requirements in LAMC 64.15.1. It does not replace them.

Eligibility and Requirements for a California Sewer and/or Storm Drain Connection ($35,700) Bond:

• A surety qualified to write bonds in California.
• City of Los Angeles named as obligee.
• Bond amount matching the current Eng. 4.204 form, which shows $38,000.
• Notarized signatures for principal and surety.
• Liability insurance under LAMC 64.15.1 in addition to the bond.

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