Irrigation Contractor ($5,000) Bond - City of Abilene, TX in Texas

Brief Summary

Abilene gives irrigation contractors a choice: a $5,000 bond or $300,000 in general liability insurance. For many small irrigation businesses the bond is the cheaper way to get registered, and the city itself charges nothing to register.

The City of Abilene, Texas requires irrigation contractors to register with the city before any permitted work begins. Registration requires a $5,000 bond or $300,000 in general liability insurance, a State of Texas irrigator's license and a copy of the driver's license. The bond runs to the City of Abilene, and the city charges no registration fee.

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How to Apply for a Irrigation Contractor ($5,000) Bond:

• Decide between the $5,000 bond and $300,000 in general liability insurance.
• Have a copy of your State of Texas irrigator's license and your driver's license ready.
• Ask Abilene Inspection Services for the irrigation contractor bond form.
• Owner or principal name, address and Social Security number for the credit review.
• Complete the bond application, pay the premium and receive the executed $5,000 bond.
• Register with Abilene Inspection Services before applying for any permit. There is no city registration fee.

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Bond or insurance, your choice

Abilene's contractor requirements sheet lists the irrigation contractor requirement as a $5,000 bond or $300,000 in general liability insurance. You need one or the other, not both. If you already carry $300,000 in general liability coverage, you may be able to register with a certificate of insurance. If you do not, the bond is the simpler path.

The rest of the registration file

Along with the bond or insurance, Abilene asks for a copy of your State of Texas irrigator's license and a copy of your driver's license. The city's fee schedule says contractors must register before any work can commence, that all license, bond and insurance requirements must be in place before a permit is secured, and that the city does not charge a fee for registration.

What the bond guarantees

The bond runs to the City of Abilene and guarantees that the contractor will follow the city's codes and ordinances in its irrigation work. If the city has a valid claim, the surety pays up to $5,000 and the contractor repays the surety.

Before the bond is issued

Ask Abilene Inspection Services at 325-676-6077 for the bond form it wants used for irrigation contractors and the exact obligee wording.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Texas Irrigation Contractor ($5,000) Bond:

• City of Abilene, Texas named as obligee.
• Bond amount of $5,000, or $300,000 in general liability insurance instead.
• State of Texas irrigator's license.
• Registration with the city before any permit is issued.
• Owner credit review, which drives the premium rate.

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