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Minnesota pipe laying bonds.
$250 flat.
Minnesota requires contractors who install building sewer and water service lines to file a $25,000 code-compliance bond with the Department of Labor and Industry. Ours is $250 flat, set by our carrier for this bond, identical for everyone. A quick soft credit check may apply — never a hard inquiry; the bond is issued when you pay.
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Three steps to registered.
Your DLI registration is waiting on this bond. Here is the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the DLI
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your Department of Labor and Industry registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the DLI insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Minnesota's Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) registers contractors who perform building sewer and water service installation — "pipe laying" — and conditions registration on a code-compliance surety bond under Minn. Stat. 326B.46. The bond runs to the state in the penal sum of at least $25,000.
The bond is conditioned on faithful and lawful performance of the work in compliance with the plumbing and construction codes. If a registered contractor installs sewer or water service in violation of the code and the state or a harmed party suffers loss, they can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The pipe-laying registration covers building sewer and water service work; contractors doing broader plumbing work hold a full plumbing contractor bond instead. This $25,000 bond is the standard amount for the registration.
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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other Minnesota bonds.
The DLI is waiting on one document.
$250 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.