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The ordinance sets $25,000 for contractors doing work in business and commercial districts, compared with $10,000 for those working solely in residential districts. The current Village Building Department also lists $25,000 for commercial work. Identify the location and scope when requesting the bond instead of using a residential amount for a mixed practice.

The Village says the bond may use a generic form obtained from your insurance company. Have the provider match the Village registration and the statutory joint-and-several undertaking to the Municipality and the property owners on whose premises you contracted to work. A municipality-only description omits a beneficiary named in the ordinance.

Registration is required at the beginning of each year in which you plan to work, and the ordinance says the license expires December 31. That is the licensing calendar, not proof of an identical bond term. Use the accepted bond's actual effective dates and any continuation instructions.

Follow the Village Building Department's current online registration instructions and provide the bond with the requested supporting documents, including a separate insurance certificate naming Northfield Village as additional insured. For commercial work, the department directs Village review and permitting first, followed by Summit County Building Department review and permits. Buying this bond does not complete either process.

Purchase Now opens Propeller's Northfield commercial-contractor application in a new tab. Bring the Village's written registration request, legal contractor name, work description and $25,000 commercial requirement. Before paying, confirm the form includes the statutory parties and undertaking, and check dates, execution and delivery with the Village and provider. Submit it through the Village's accepted registration process and retain its acceptance before relying on registration.