Sewer and Drain Cleaner ($10,000) 2025 - 2026 Term Bond - New Castle County, DE in Delaware

Brief Summary

If you hold a Master Plumber license in New Castle County, sewer and drain work is already in it. This $10,000 bond is for cleaning firms that are not master plumbers. For them it is a short file: state business license, insurance and the bond on the county's 2026 form, unmodified.

New Castle County, Delaware requires a $10,000 Statutory Compliance Bond for a Sewer and Drain Cleaner license. The bond names New Castle County as obligee on the county's 2026 form, covering January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2027, and the license fee is $400 plus a $10 ICC Digital Code Access Fee.

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How to Apply for a Sewer and Drain Cleaner ($10,000) 2025 - 2026 Term Bond:

• Confirm you are not already covered by a Master Plumber license.
• Obtain a 2026 State of Delaware business license from the Division of Revenue.
• Get a certificate of liability insurance naming NCC Department of Land Use as certificate holder.
• Apply for the $10,000 bond and review the quoted premium.
• Have the bond issued on the county's 2026 Statutory Compliance Bond form, signed by you and the surety agent, with a legible seal.
• Start the online application on the county's Permit Endorsed Contractor License page.
• Pay the $400 license fee and $10 ICC Digital Code Access Fee once the county notifies you.

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Check whether you already hold the scope

New Castle County's 2026 Utility Contractor Requirements list the Master Plumber license as including sewer and drain and outside utility work. A master plumber does not need this separate license. Firms that only clean sewers and drains post the $10,000 bond on this page.

The term has moved to 2026

This listing carries the 2025 to 2026 term name. The county's current bond form is the 2026 Statutory Compliance Bond, covering January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2027. The effective date must be January 1, 2026 or later and the bond expires January 1, 2027.

What the bond promises

The contractor agrees to follow the New Castle County Code and applicable state and federal law, correct code violations within the time the Department of Land Use sets, pay county penalties, fees and charges within 15 days, and hold the county harmless for work done by the contractor, its employees or subcontractors. If the county makes a demand, the surety must pay within 35 days, then recovers that amount from the contractor.

Form rules that cause rejections

The county accepts only its official 2026 form and will not accept modified bond forms. The principal and the surety agent both sign, the seal must be legible, and the contractor name must match the license application. Questions go to the Department of Land Use at (302) 395-5420.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Delaware Sewer and Drain Cleaner ($10,000) 2025 - 2026 Term Bond:

• New Castle County named as obligee on the county's 2026 form, unmodified.
• Bond amount of $10,000 for Sewer and Drain Cleaner.
• Contractor name on the bond matching the license application exactly.
• Bond effective January 1, 2026 or later, expiring January 1, 2027.
• Liability insurance of at least $250,000 per occurrence and $500,000 aggregate.

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