Omaha Electrical Contractor Bond
What it is & who requires it
Electrical contractors and master electricians registered with the City of Omaha. This is a second credential on top of the state one: Nebraska licenses electricians through the State Electrical Board and requires insurance rather than a bond, and Omaha then runs its own certificate of registration through its electrical board and requires this bond of it. An electrician working Omaha should expect to hold both — the state license with its public liability insurance, and the city registration with this bond. The city’s electrical board also controls suspension, revocation and reinstatement of the registration.
Obligee: City of Omaha (Electrical Board; Permits and Inspections Division). Citation: Omaha Municipal Code § 44-62 (Bond); § 44-55 (Application for certificate of registration); § 44-60 (Suspension or revocation); § 44-61 (Reinstatement); ch. 44 (Electricity); Ord. No. 42175, § 1, 9-15-20.
Bond amount
Set by the obligee — the exact amount is confirmed automatically when you start your bond in our portal, or call 317-942-0549.
How to get it
This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
Request a bond quote
Tell us about the bond and the project. A licensed producer follows up — these bonds are individually underwritten, so they are not issued instantly.
Term & renewal
Term: Held for the life of the certificate of registration; the bond must be furnished before the certificate may be issued.
Renewal: Carried with the certificate of registration and maintained while it is in force.
Filing
Furnished to the city before the certificate of registration is issued, approved under the provisions of the code, and executed by a qualified surety company licensed to do business in Nebraska. No cash or deposit alternative is offered, so the instrument is settled even though the sum is not. The figure is off this page because the ordinance requires a bond in a sum of not less than the stated amount — a floor rather than a penal sum, and the operative figure is fixed when the registration is written. What the bond secures is stated broadly: it protects the city and the public against damages arising from carelessness or neglect in properly executing and protecting the work, and against any penalties imposed under the electrical chapter, and it further indemnifies the city, its officials, employees and the electrical board against lawsuits, judgments, costs and expenses arising from any act of anyone employed by the registrant.
Source
This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources; City of Omaha (Electrical Board; Permits and Inspections Division) sets the exact amount, which we confirm when you start your bond.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Omaha Electrical Contractor Bond?
- It’s required by City of Omaha (Electrical Board; Permits and Inspections Division) (Omaha Municipal Code § 44-62 (Bond); § 44-55 (Application for certificate of registration); § 44-60 (Suspension or revocation); § 44-61 (Reinstatement); ch. 44 (Electricity); Ord. No. 42175, § 1, 9-15-20). Electrical contractors and master electricians registered with the City of Omaha. This is a second credential on top of the state one: Nebraska licenses electricians through the State Electrical Board and requires insurance rather than a bond, and Omaha then runs its own certificate of registration through its electrical board and requires this bond of it. An electrician working Omaha should expect to hold both — the state license with its public liability insurance, and the city registration with this bond. The city’s electrical board also controls suspension, revocation and reinstatement of the registration.
- How much is the Omaha Electrical Contractor Bond?
- Set by the obligee — the exact amount is confirmed automatically when you start your bond in our portal, or call 317-942-0549.
- How do I get the Omaha Electrical Contractor Bond?
- This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
- What is the term?
- Held for the life of the certificate of registration; the bond must be furnished before the certificate may be issued. Renewal: Carried with the certificate of registration and maintained while it is in force.
- Is this bond insurance for me?
- No. It protects the obligee and the public — not you. If a valid claim is paid, you repay the surety.
- How is this requirement verified?
- This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources. The obligee sets the exact amount, which we confirm automatically when you start your bond in the portal or with a producer.
