BONDING & PERMIT ADMINISTRATION
| NAME OF DEPARTMENT |
Department of Public Works
Bonding & Permit Administration |
| STREET ADDRESS |
212 South Bond Street, Third Floor
Bel Air, MD 21014 |
| PHONE NUMBER |
(410) 638-3507 |
| FAX NUMBER |
(410) 893-3849 |
| HOURS OF OPERATION |
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| CONTACTS |
Rose Baker
Bill Jacobs
Nancy Anderson |
1. Establishment of the Fee Authorization Letter
The Department of Public Works charges fees for services rendered at the rate of $38 per
 hour for the technical review of engineered plans and $32
per hour for the site inspection of projects during the construction phase through acceptance.
The Fee Authorization Letter must be
signed by the developer prior to the processing of plans through this office. Upon receipt
of this document, a billing address is established in addition to the assignment of
various project numbers. The developer will receive a monthly invoice that shows a
detailed summary of the work performed by the County.
2. Forms of acceptable sureties
A separate surety is required to be posted
for all grading permits, stormwater management permits and public works agreements. The
developer has three options when submitting sureties to the County.
Cash Performance Bond - a check is
received from the developer and deposited into a Treasury Department Account and held
until the project is complete. When authorization is received from construction
inspections, the surety is returned to the developer.
Performance Bond - Must be
submitted on a standard Harford County Performance Bond form and is accepted from any
insurance company that is listed on the Federal Register. The surety is returned to the
bonding company when a release authorization is received from construction inspections.
Irrevocable Letter of Credit - Must
be submitted using standard language required by Harford County Government. The surety is
released or reduced through the banking institution when authorization is received from
construction inspections.
3. Determination of bonding amounts
The bond amount for a grading permit is
based on the disturbed area on an approved engineered sediment control plan. (Disturbed
area in square feet multiplied by 3 cents, plus $300)
The bond amount for a stormwater
management permit is based on the construction cost of the facility.
The bond amount for a public works
agreement is based on the construction cost estimate determined by the engineering
department.
4. Grading Permit
A grading permit is required when ground
disturbance exceeds 5,000 square feet or 100 cubic yards of earth. At sites with less than
5,000 square feet of disturbance, a grading permit is not required; however, the developer
must provide sediment controls at the site and submit a Standard Plan or Exemption form
for approval prior to the start of construction activity. Approval of a building permit
may be held pending the requirements of a grading permit.
The grading permit process is a
computerized system where each agency has access to the permit information immediately.
Grading permits are subject to approval by the following agencies:
When the grading permit is issued it is
forwarded to Environmental Enforcement where it is delivered at the on site
preconstruction meeting.
5. Stormwater Management permits
The Stormwater Management Permit is a
computerized system where each agency has access to the permit information immediately.
Stormwater Management Permits are subject to approval by the following agencies:
When the stormwater management permit is
issued it is forwarded to Environmental Enforcement where it is delivered at the on site
preconstruction meeting.
6. Public Works Agreements
Road plans approved by engineering Construction cost prepared by engineering< PWA prepared by bonding administration Bonding requirements notice sent to developer Bonding posted by developer PWA routed for signatures PWA executed by County Executive-developer can now apply for building permits
7. Maintenance Agreements
Final inspection is requested by developer
- Punch list is generated by construction inspections
- Punch list is completed by developer
- Notification is sent by construction inspections to accept roads
Acceptance process is started
- Right-of-ways prepares deed
- Bonding administration prepares maintenance agreement, affidavit and acceptance letter
- Maintenance bond is posted or amendment to existing letter of credit is received
- Road acceptance package is routed for signatures
Maintenance Agreement is executed by County Executive
- Roads are accepted by Harford County
- Notification sent to Highways, Board of Education, etc
- Letters of Credit are reduced or performance bonds are released
- Maintenance punch list inspection performed one year after road acceptance
- Punch list is generated by construction inspections
- Punch list is completed by developer
- Notification is sent by construction inspections to release maintenance bond
- Maintenance bond is released
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