Jay County Health Department, IN — Excavation Permit Bond
For a Jay County Health Department excavation-bond request, check whether the work is an on-site sewage installation. The department's published septic packet calls for a registered installer who is certified and bonded in Jay County—not a generic road-opening contractor.
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- Recorded state
- Indiana
- Bond type
- Excavation Contractor Bond
- Category
- Contractors & construction
What this bond does
The reviewed packet places installer bonding within the septic approval process: soil investigation and site evaluation lead to minimum system requirements, then the selected installer submits plans. It does not reproduce the full excavation bond undertaking or establish a universal bond requirement for all county digging.
- Who needs it
- The installer/business named in the department's actual security request. The homeowner's site-evaluation signature and the contractor's bond principal are different roles; confirm the required legal name rather than copying the owner automatically.
- Who it protects
- The packet explicitly says site evaluation is neither a septic permit nor its application. A surety application is another separate step: it does not approve a system design, certify an installer or authorize construction.
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
- Jay County Health Department — Septic Permit Application Packet (opens in a new tab)Checked October 23, 2026
Have these ready
- Identify the Health Department request and whether it concerns on-site sewage installation.
- Confirm the legal installer/business principal and required recipient wording.
- Have the site's soil/minimum-system requirements and installer plan status.
- Collect the current accepted bond form, obligation, sum, dates and filing instructions.
Questions about this bond
Is the site-evaluation form the septic permit application?
No. The packet labels it as neither the permit nor its application. It is part of the earlier site-evaluation process.
Can I treat the packet's installer list as current approval?
No. The published list is dated 2021, is offered as a convenience and disclaims endorsement. Confirm current installer status and security requirements separately.
How can I start the requested bond application?
Select Purchase Now to open Propeller in a new tab. Check the required principal/recipient, Health Department work request, accepted form, sum and dates. Surety review/issuance, execution and filing are separate from septic-plan approval and permit issuance.