Irondale, Alabama Land Disturbing Bond

Irondale Alabama Land Disturbing Bond

Irondale’s Land Disturbing Bond is required for projects that clear, dredge, excavate, transport, or fill land to the point where erosion and drainage issues may arise. Jet Insurance Company offers this permit bond, required by the City of Irondale, giving the permit holder financial security necessary to protect the City from hazardous conditions and damages caused from erosion.

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Typically, home and road construction projects that require a permit are where this bond requirement will come. Irondale wants a guaranteed financial resource for damages caused by the permit holder’s actions and for any incomplete or inadequate work. Jet provides that promise in the form of a surety bond. Smaller projects are not required to obtain a permit bond such as home landscaping, minor additions, utility services, and agriculture.

How Is the Cost Determined for the Irondale Land Disturbing Bond?

The cost with Jet will most likely be $100 for the permit bond. The main determining factor is the bond limit that is set by the City. Irondale will base the bond amount on the acreage of land that will be disturbed by the permitted operation. The smallest and most likely outcome for a bond limit will range from $1,000 to $3,000. Jet’s rate is almost always $100 for those bond limits.

Type of WorkBond Limit
Clearing Operations$1,000
Earthwork Operations$3,000
Floodplain or Landslide AreaDouble the amount above
($2,000/acre for clearing and $6,000/acre for earthwork)
Irondale Land Disturbing Bond Limit Calculation

Should a much larger bonding limit be necessary, Jet’s underwriters may need to review permit specifications and financial statements before we can determine eligibility and for the Land Disturbing Permit Bond

The Land Disturbing Bond Process With Jet

The application and bond purchase process with Jet takes minutes online. We will need basic permit information and the property owner’s (permit holder) information. Once the purchase is complete you will receive a copy of the body and receipt of purchase.

Jet can file the bond to the City of Irondale, or you may submit it directly to the City. During the checkout process, you will select which option you prefer. The address for the City is below:

City of Irondale
101 20th St
Irondale, AL 35210

Once effective, the bond must remain active for one full year. After the first year it can be cancelled by Jet’s request to the City. The bond has a 30-day cancellation period, essentially making the bond term one year and one month long. Should you need to cancel the bond, please email us at [email protected] and we will proceed if possible. Return on premium will only be possible if a second term needs to be purchased and the bond is cancelled before the term expires.

The City of Irondale holds all the cards and determines how long the bond must be active. You must keep the bond active as long as they determine. Jet will let you know if the bond is about to expire and more premium will be required. The City will also determine when Jet will be relieved of liability. You are not charged for premium during the period between the bond cancellation and release of liability.

How Does a Land Disturbing Operation Avoid Bond Claims?

Those required to purchase a Land Disturbing Bond for Irondale need to familiarize themselves with the City Ordinance Article II Section 15. Equally important are the terms and conditions of the permit. You cannot avoid monitoring or inspections on the job site, but you can take all the necessary steps in the land disturbing to protect from damage caused by erosion including, but not limited to:

  1. Evaluate site
  2. Get permit
  3. Install perimeter control
  4. Conduct work
  5. Maintain erosion/sedimentation controls
  6. Revegetate Site
  7. Remove controls

The Alabama Soil & Water Conservation Committee, the Jefferson County Department of Health Watershed Protection Program, and the Stormwater Management Authority have documentation on the procedures necessary to limit your risk of damaging your site or the surrounding environment.

inspector will provide a verbal warning for the permit holder to take corrective action. It is in the permit holder’s best interest to abide and take necessary steps. If not corrected, the City will take the following actions until corrected: submit notice of violation, issue compliance order, and last issue a cease and desist. Court action is on the table, as well, followed by fines and even jail time.

A claim may be made on the permit bond if the permit holder is unable or unwilling to provide the City with their demanded restitution. Jet will defend you as best we can, but it may be limited to a malfeasance defense if the City has already conducted an investigation and offered a path of mitigation.

Jet will make a payment up to, but not exceeding, the bond amount for any valid claim. A bond claim that Jet makes payment for means the permit holder was unable or unwilling to pay the City, but they are still responsible for any amount Jet pays out and will then owe Jet. This is precisely how all surety bonds and companies operate. We guarantee money for the government and its constituents, but only charge a minimal amount so people can get on a job or get a permit. In the end the responsibility to pay for the damages remains with the person who caused them.

Irondale Alabama Land Disturbing Bond Form

Notary Bond Application:

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Business Information:

Indemnity Agreement:

I, the undersigned, hereby apply for a Dishonesty Bond also known as a Business Service Bond or Janitorial Service Bond (“bond”) to the Surety Company (“SURETY”) through Jet Insurance Company (“JET”), with whom I hereby grant the authority to act on my behalf with respect to the bond and assign as my Broker of Record, and declare that the statements herein are true and correct. In consideration of the SURETY issuing, renewing or substituting said bond(s), I, individually and as the owner or officer of the bonded entity, hereby understand and agree, as follows: (i) to reimburse, hold harmless, and indemnify SURETY upon demand for all loss, liability, claim, expense, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, expert’s fees, investigative fees and claims handling fees, and any other cost which SURETY shall pay or incur in defense, adjustment, or settlement of such claims/suits by reason of such suretyship; (ii) that an itemized statement of loss and expenses by SURETY shall be indisputable proof of my liability to SURETY; (iii) coverage is subject to a $100 deductible; (iv) the employee must be convicted before coverage will apply (v) performance and any form of dispute resolution of this agreement shall take place in the county of SURETY's office of service; and (vi) a facsimile copy or electronically signed version of this agreement shall be binding as if it were an original. This agreement shall survive any changes in, substitute to or renewal of the bond(s).

Required Effect Date of Bond Policy:

Contact Information:

Employee Dishonesty Bond Application:

Business Information:

Business Description:

Coverage Requirements:

Indemnity Agreement:

I, the undersigned, hereby apply for a Dishonesty Bond also known as a Business Service Bond or Janitorial Service Bond (“bond”) to the Surety Company (“SURETY”) through Jet Insurance Company (“JET”), with whom I hereby grant the authority to act on my behalf with respect to the bond and assign as my Broker of Record, and declare that the statements herein are true and correct. In consideration of the SURETY issuing, renewing or substituting said bond(s), I, individually and as the owner or officer of the bonded entity, hereby understand and agree, as follows: (i) to reimburse, hold harmless, and indemnify SURETY upon demand for all loss, liability, claim, expense, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, expert’s fees, investigative fees and claims handling fees, and any other cost which SURETY shall pay or incur in defense, adjustment, or settlement of such claims/suits by reason of such suretyship; (ii) that an itemized statement of loss and expenses by SURETY shall be indisputable proof of my liability to SURETY; (iii) coverage is subject to a $100 deductible; (iv) the employee must be convicted before coverage will apply (v) performance and any form of dispute resolution of this agreement shall take place in the county of SURETY's office of service; and (vi) a facsimile copy or electronically signed version of this agreement shall be binding as if it were an original. This agreement shall survive any changes in, substitute to or renewal of the bond(s).

Required Effect Date of Bond Policy:

Contact Information:

Contract Bond Application:

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Business Information:

Owner Information:

Job Details:

Indemnity Agreement:

I, the undersigned, hereby apply for a Dishonesty Bond also known as a Business Service Bond or Janitorial Service Bond (“bond”) to the Surety Company (“SURETY”) through Jet Insurance Company (“JET”), with whom I hereby grant the authority to act on my behalf with respect to the bond and assign as my Broker of Record, and declare that the statements herein are true and correct. In consideration of the SURETY issuing, renewing or substituting said bond(s), I, individually and as the owner or officer of the bonded entity, hereby understand and agree, as follows: (i) to reimburse, hold harmless, and indemnify SURETY upon demand for all loss, liability, claim, expense, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, expert’s fees, investigative fees and claims handling fees, and any other cost which SURETY shall pay or incur in defense, adjustment, or settlement of such claims/suits by reason of such suretyship; (ii) that an itemized statement of loss and expenses by SURETY shall be indisputable proof of my liability to SURETY; (iii) coverage is subject to a $100 deductible; (iv) the employee must be convicted before coverage will apply (v) performance and any form of dispute resolution of this agreement shall take place in the county of SURETY's office of service; and (vi) a facsimile copy or electronically signed version of this agreement shall be binding as if it were an original. This agreement shall survive any changes in, substitute to or renewal of the bond(s).

Required Effect Date of Bond Policy:

Contact Information:

Worker's Compensation Application:

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Business Information:

Business Description:

Coverage Requirements

Indemnity Agreement:

I, the undersigned, hereby apply for a Dishonesty Bond also known as a Business Service Bond or Janitorial Service Bond (“bond”) to the Surety Company (“SURETY”) through Jet Insurance Company (“JET”), with whom I hereby grant the authority to act on my behalf with respect to the bond and assign as my Broker of Record, and declare that the statements herein are true and correct. In consideration of the SURETY issuing, renewing or substituting said bond(s), I, individually and as the owner or officer of the bonded entity, hereby understand and agree, as follows: (i) to reimburse, hold harmless, and indemnify SURETY upon demand for all loss, liability, claim, expense, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, expert’s fees, investigative fees and claims handling fees, and any other cost which SURETY shall pay or incur in defense, adjustment, or settlement of such claims/suits by reason of such suretyship; (ii) that an itemized statement of loss and expenses by SURETY shall be indisputable proof of my liability to SURETY; (iii) coverage is subject to a $100 deductible; (iv) the employee must be convicted before coverage will apply (v) performance and any form of dispute resolution of this agreement shall take place in the county of SURETY's office of service; and (vi) a facsimile copy or electronically signed version of this agreement shall be binding as if it were an original. This agreement shall survive any changes in, substitute to or renewal of the bond(s).

Required Effect Date of Bond Policy:

Contact Information: