Surety Bond Encyclopedia

Plumbing Contractor ($10,000) Bond - City of Massillon, OH in Ohio

Brief Summary

The $10,000 bond is the item that holds up most Massillon plumbing registrations, because the city wants the original signed and sealed bond on its own form. We issue it on the City of Massillon form, you pay a yearly premium instead of posting $10,000, and most plumbers are quoted the same day.

The City of Massillon requires a $10,000 Plumbing Contractor's Bond, on the city's own form, from every plumbing contractor registering with the Building Department. Registration runs from March 1 through February 28 no matter when you apply, costs $75 to apply plus $150 to register, is not prorated, and also requires an Ohio plumbing contractor license and $1,000,000 in liability insurance naming the City of Massillon as certificate holder.

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How to Apply for a Plumbing Contractor ($10,000) Bond:

Hold a current State of Ohio plumbing contractor license and have a copy ready.
Complete the bond application with the legal business name exactly as it will appear on the Massillon registration.
Pay the premium and receive the original signed and sealed $10,000 bond on the City of Massillon Plumbing Contractor's Bond form.
Get a $1,000,000 certificate of liability insurance naming the City of Massillon as certificate holder, and a workers' compensation certificate if you have employees.
Submit the application, a copy of your driver's license or state ID, the original bond, the license copy and the certificates to the Building Department with the $75 application fee and $150 registration fee.
Renew the registration and bond before February 28 each year. The city does not send reminders.

Detailed Information About the Ohio Plumbing Contractor ($10,000) Bond:

The date that catches people

Massillon registers plumbing contractors on a fixed year. The packet states that yearly registration runs from March 1 of each calendar year through February 28 of the following year, that it expires on the following February 28 no matter when during the year it was obtained, and that the cost is not prorated. The city's bond form is written the same way, for the year beginning on the issue date and ending February 28. A plumber who registers in January is buying a registration and a bond term that end a few weeks later. The city does not send renewal notices, and a registration that is not renewed becomes void and requires a new application.

What the bond guarantees

The City of Massillon Plumbing Contractor's Bond is a $10,000 obligation to the City of Massillon and its officers, for the benefit of anyone contracting with the plumber. The plumber and surety are bound jointly and severally to indemnify and save harmless the City of Massillon and to compensate people harmed when work is not performed as the Plumbing Code of the City of Massillon requires. The city wants the original signed and sealed bond, not a copy.

Everything else in the packet

The Building Department's plumbing contractor packet asks for a completed application, a copy of a driver's license or state ID, the original bond on the city form, a copy of your State of Ohio plumbing contractor license, a certificate of liability insurance for $1,000,000 listing the City of Massillon as certificate holder, and a workers' compensation certificate if you have employees. The fees are a $75 application fee and a $150 registration fee, $225 in total for a new registration. The packet cites Section 181.23 of the Massillon Codified Ordinances on contractor registration. Registration is personal to the applicant named on it, and permits must be pulled before work begins.

A second bond for sewer work in the street

The Building Department bond does not cover sanitary sewer work. The Engineering Department separately requires sanitary sewer contractors to be licensed and bonded with the City Engineer's Office, with a $125 license fee, a $10,000 bond and $500,000 in liability insurance per calendar year. Excavation in the public right of way carries its own $10,000 Engineering bond as well.

How the premium is set

The surety prices the bond mainly on the owner's personal credit and time in the trade. The premium is quoted for the term on the city form, and it renews with your registration each year.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Ohio Plumbing Contractor ($10,000) Bond:

Bond amount of $10,000.
City of Massillon, Ohio Plumbing Contractor's Bond form, original with signatures and seal.
City of Massillon named as obligee.
Bond term ending February 28 to match the registration year.
Owner credit review, which mostly shapes the rate at this bond size.

Ohio Plumbing Contractor ($10,000) Bond FAQs:

If I register in December, is my registration good for a year?

No. Massillon plumbing contractor registrations expire on the next February 28 regardless of when they were issued, and the $225 first year cost is not prorated. Timing your application close to March 1 gets you the full year.

Can I send a copy of the bond or a certificate from my surety?

No. The Building Department requires the original signed and sealed bond on the city's own Plumbing Contractor's Bond form.

Does this bond cover sewer taps and work in the street?

No. The City Engineer's Office licenses and bonds sanitary sewer contractors separately with its own $10,000 bond, $125 license fee and $500,000 liability insurance requirement. Excavation in the public right of way also needs its own $10,000 Engineering bond.

Who do I call with registration questions?

The Massillon Building Department at One James Duncan Plaza, 330.830.1724. Registrations and renewals can also be uploaded through the city's contractor portal, though online submissions are not automatically approved.