Excavating - General Contractor ($10,000) Bond - Windsor, CT in Connecticut

Brief Summary

This bond backs the broadest of Windsor's four right-of-way excavation licenses. General Contractor covers curbs, walks, drains, driveways and excavation under one license, so one $10,000 bond on the Town form covers the whole range of street work. The Engineering Department needs the original signed bond, not a copy, before the license issues.

The Town of Windsor requires anyone digging in the public right-of-way to hold an excavation license under Sec. 15-51 of the Windsor Code, backed by a cash bond or surety bond of at least $10,000 filed with the Engineering Department. General Contractor is the Town license class that covers curb, walk, drain, driveway and excavation work together. Licenses expire every December 31 and renew yearly.

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How to Apply for a Excavating - General Contractor ($10,000) Bond:

• Complete the Town of Windsor Request for License and select the General Contractor class.
• List two key personnel to contact about problems at a work site, with addresses and phone numbers.
• Provide two projects completed in the past two years and two references familiar with that work.
• Obtain the $10,000 bond on the Town of Windsor bond form and deliver the original signed bond to the Engineering Department.
• File a certificate of insurance naming the Town of Windsor as additional insured.
• Pay the $75 new license fee, then pull a separate permit for each work location.

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General Contractor here means a Town license class

The name causes confusion. This is not a Connecticut contractor registration and it is not a general construction license. It is one of four classes of right-of-way excavation license issued by the Windsor Engineering Department: Curb and Walk, Drain, Pipe or Conduit Layer, Street Excavation and Driveways, and General Contractor. The General Contractor class covers all of that work, curbs, walks, drains, driveways and excavations, under a single license. Contractors who only do one kind of work can take the narrower class instead, and the bond requirement is the same.

What the Code requires

Chapter 15, Article III of the Windsor Code governs excavations in the public right-of-way. Sec. 15-51 says no person may excavate or dig below the surface in the right-of-way without a license from the Town Manager or designee, and requires a cash bond or a bond from a surety authorized in Connecticut, in a minimum amount of $10,000 or a higher amount set by the Town Manager or designee. The bond covers indemnification of the Town and repairs, and the Town can call on it if you ignore repair requests. Sec. 15-56 requires a certificate of insurance naming the Town as additional insured before any permit issues.

The Code and the Town license sheet put the guarantee on your work at three years. The printed Town bond form refers to five years, so ask Engineering which period applies before the bond is signed.

Utility contractors

Public service utilities do not have to license their own personnel. Contractors working for them do. The Town's permit page says utility contractors, naming MDC, Comcast and Frontier as examples, are required to obtain a license from the Engineering Department.

Fees and permits

The Town license sheet lists $75 for a new license and $50 for renewal. Every work location also needs its own permit: $50 for street excavation, $50 for curb and walk, $25 for a driveway curb cut, and $25 for an additional excavation on the same property. A Call Before You Dig number is required before a permit issues, and right-of-way work generally runs 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. unless the Town grants special permission.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Connecticut Excavating - General Contractor ($10,000) Bond:

• Bond of at least $10,000, cash or surety, unless the Town Manager or designee sets a higher amount.
• Surety authorized to do business in Connecticut, with the Town of Windsor as obligee.
• Original signed bond. A copy is not accepted.
• Insurance minimums on the Town license sheet: $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate general liability, $1 million auto, and workers' compensation.
• License renewal each year before December 31 with bond and insurance still valid and on file.

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