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Water and Sewer Bond - City of Hurst, TX in Texas

Brief Summary

Hurst's water and sewer bond is sized to your job, not a flat number. The city's right-of-way checklist calls for private development work in the public right-of-way to be bonded at 100 percent of its cost for two years, on the city's own bond form. Get the amount and the form right the first time and the right-of-way permit keeps moving.

The City of Hurst, Texas requires a bond before contractors cut public streets, curbs, sidewalks or drive approaches or make taps on public utilities. For private development construction, the city's permit checklist under City Ordinance No. 2365 sets the bond at 100 percent of the cost of the work within the public right-of-way, held for two years, on the City of Hurst Water, Sanitary Sewer and Storm Sewer Bond form.

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How to Apply for a Water and Sewer Bond:

Register on the City of Hurst right-of-way permit portal.
Pull the cost of the water, sewer and storm work inside the public right-of-way from your contract or engineer's estimate.
Download the City of Hurst Water, Sanitary Sewer and Storm Sewer Bond form.
Have the surety write the bond for 100 percent of that cost for the two-year bonded period.
Submit the bond with your certificate of liability insurance and the permit application.
Pay the private development inspection fee of 4 percent of construction cost, $250 minimum.

Detailed Information About the Texas Water and Sewer Bond:

The amount is the cost of your public work

Hurst does not use one flat figure. The city's permit application checklist for work in the public right-of-way, issued under City Ordinance No. 2365, says private development construction must be bonded for two years at 100 percent of the cost of work within the public right-of-way. The bond amount follows the cost of the water, sewer and storm work inside the right-of-way, so a larger job means a larger bond.

When the bond is required

The city's right-of-way permitting page lists bonds as required for cutting public streets, curbs, sidewalks and drive approaches and for making taps on public utilities. Water, sanitary sewer and storm drain work uses the City of Hurst Water, Sanitary Sewer and Storm Sewer Bond. Street work uses the separate Curb and Gutter, Sidewalk, Driveway Approach, Street Bond. A project that touches both may need both forms.

What comes with the bond

Every permittee registers through the city's right-of-way permit portal and gives a certificate of liability insurance. The checklist sets workers' compensation at statutory limits, employer's liability at $100,000/$500,000/$100,000, commercial general liability at $1,000,000 per occurrence and automobile liability at $500,000 per occurrence. The city must be named as additional insured with 30 days' notice of cancellation. Private development inspection fees are 4 percent of construction cost with a $250 minimum, and plan review takes at least 3 working days.

Exceptions in the checklist

A franchise utility doing routine maintenance that needs no excavation, and does not block lanes or sidewalks during weekday peak hours of 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. or for more than two hours at other times, falls outside the standard permit. In an emergency involving a customer service interruption and imminent harm to property or a person, excavation can start first, but the city must be called at 817-788-7212 and a permit application filed as soon as possible afterward.

Before the bond is issued

Download the current form from the city, confirm the bond amount against the cost of the public work in your contract, and check the details with the right-of-way permit contact at 817-788-7085.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Texas Water and Sewer Bond:

City of Hurst, Texas as obligee on the city's standard bond form.
Penal sum equal to 100 percent of the cost of work in the public right-of-way.
Work bonded for two years.
Insurance certificate naming the city as additional insured, with 30 days' notice of cancellation.
A separate Curb and Gutter, Sidewalk, Driveway Approach, Street Bond for street and sidewalk work.

Texas Water and Sewer Bond FAQs:

How much does the bond have to be?

For private development construction, Hurst's checklist requires 100 percent of the cost of the work within the public right-of-way. There is no single fixed amount. Use the cost of the public water, sewer and storm work in your contract.

How long does the bond stay in place?

The checklist says the work is bonded for two years.

Do I need this bond just to make a tap?

Hurst's right-of-way page lists making taps on public utilities among the work that requires a bond. Confirm the amount the city wants for your tap with the right-of-way permit contact at 817-788-7085 before the bond is issued.

Which form do I use?

Water, sanitary sewer and storm drain work goes on the City of Hurst Water, Sanitary Sewer and Storm Sewer Bond. Street, curb, sidewalk and drive approach work goes on the Curb and Gutter, Sidewalk, Driveway Approach, Street Bond.

Are utility companies exempt?

Only in two cases named in the checklist: routine franchise utility maintenance with no excavation and limited lane blocking, and emergency repairs, where the city must be notified and a permit application filed afterward.

What will the bond cost me?

You pay a premium to the surety, not the full bond amount. The surety prices it from your credit, your company's finances and experience, and the size of the job.