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A plumber cannot hold a Village of Hempstead license without this $2,000 bond on file, and the same bond stands behind every street opening the plumber makes. You pay a premium instead of tying up $2,000, and the bond names the Village as obligee so the Village Clerk can issue the license.
Section 100-24 of the Village of Hempstead Code requires every plumber who qualifies for a Village plumbing license to supply and maintain a $2,000 surety and street opening combination bond, with a company approved by the Village, for faithful and complete compliance with the Village Plumbing Code. Licenses run for the calendar year in which they are issued. Plumbers licensed under the Tri-Town reciprocal agreement skip the Village competency exam but are still bound by every other requirement of the code, including the bond.
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The Incorporated Village of Hempstead licenses plumbers under Chapter 100 of its code. Section 100-24 says an applicant who qualifies for a plumber's license pays an annual fee of $75, which is not prorated, and supplies and maintains a surety and street opening combination bond of $2,000 with a company approved by the Village. The bond guarantees faithful and complete compliance with the Village Plumbing Code. Under section 100-26 a license is issued for the calendar year in which it is issued, so the bond has to stay in force for as long as the plumber keeps the license.
This is the point most often missed. Section 100-25 lets holders of a license under the Tri-Town reciprocal agreement skip the Village competency certificate. The same section says they must still comply with and be bound by all other provisions of the code. The $2,000 bond is one of those provisions.
Chapter 116, Streets and Sidewalks, adds its own rule for anyone excavating in a Village street or sidewalk. Section 116-25 requires a surety bond, in a form satisfactory to the Village, of not less than $2,000 for several street openings, not to exceed 10. The bond provides that the applicant will replace any street opening to the satisfaction of the Village Engineer. If the opening is not replaced in time or to the Engineer's satisfaction, the Village does the work and the surety pays the Village's claim.
The bond sits alongside cash requirements, not in place of them. Section 100-10.1 calls for a $2,500 deposit with a road opening permit application, refunded once the Building Department certifies the work complies with the code, plus $200 for each tap over four on a job. Section 116-24 separately allows the Village Clerk to require a cash deposit of at least $750 from non-utility applicants. Section 116-26 also requires a certificate of insurance naming the Village with public liability of at least $500,000/$1,000,000 and property damage of at least $50,000.
Confirm the current bond form, and whether one combination bond covers both the license and your street opening permits, with the Village before the bond is issued.
The surety looks at the bond amount and the principal's credit and business history. You pay the premium, not the $2,000 bond amount.
Yes. Section 100-25 excuses Tri-Town license holders from the Village competency certificate only. They remain bound by all other provisions of the code, and section 100-24 requires the $2,000 bond from every licensed plumber.
No. Section 100-10.1 requires a $2,500 deposit with a road opening permit application, refunded after the Building Department certifies the work complies with the code. The bond is a separate requirement.
Section 116-25 sets the street opening bond at not less than $2,000 for several street openings, not to exceed 10.
Village plumbing licenses are issued for the calendar year in which they are issued, under section 100-26, and section 100-24 requires the bond to be maintained. Keep it active for as long as you hold the license.
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