Hoover, AL — Contractors Clearing, Earthwork, Soil Erosion Control & Land Disturbing Bond
Hoover uses land-disturbance security for commercial and residential projects involving clearing, earthwork and erosion controls. Its published packet calls for a bond without an expiration date and a final Civil Engineering inspection before release—not an automatic one-year close-out.
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- Recorded state
- Alabama
- Bond type
- Grading, Erosion & Stormwater Bond
- Category
- Contractors & construction
What this bond does
The bond names the City of Hoover, Alabama, as recipient and backs the permit applicant's work under the ordinance and approved plans. Its conditions include completing the work and correcting hazardous, incomplete, erosion or drainage conditions.
- Who needs it
- The company or other principal applying for the Hoover permit. The packet also asks for the owner or authorized agent's information; those roles should not be confused when entering the principal's legal name.
- Who it protects
- The undertaking includes the specified city indemnity and reasonable legal costs, and allows an injured person, firm or corporation to bring an action for breach of its conditions. It is permit performance security, not the contractor's general liability insurance or an NPDES authorization.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
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The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.
Sources
- City of Hoover — Erosion Control Bond Agreement and bond form (opens in a new tab)Checked October 23, 2026
Have these ready
- Gather the permit applicant's legal name, project address and owner/authorized-agent information.
- Distinguish disturbed acreage from total site acreage and obtain Engineering's required bond sum.
- Use Hoover's currently accepted form and confirm no-expiration-date wording, signatures and filing instructions.
- Have the approved control plans and any separately required NPDES information, then retain final-inspection and written-release records.
Questions about this bond
Is a partial acre ignored in the published calculation?
No. Hoover's cover sheet states $3,000 per acre or portion of disturbed land. Confirm the acreage and sum Engineering requires for this project before issuance.
Does a certificate of occupancy release the bond?
Not by itself. The packet describes security remaining on file after the certificate of occupancy and a final Civil Engineering inspection before release eligibility. Follow Engineering's written release instructions.
How can I start buying the bond?
Purchase Now opens the existing Propeller application in a new tab. Match the Hoover request, principal, site, required sum and form. Application review, issuance, execution and city filing are separate; applying does not obtain the land-disturbance permit or confirm city acceptance.