Each person, firm or corporation doing mechanical or gas piping installation, repair, or connection for hire within the city shall register with the city and shall file with the City Administrator the following bond, insurance, and other requirements:
(A) Bond. The applicant for registration shall file a bond in the amount of$3,000 in favor of the city and of the public in the form prescribed by the city conditioned upon the faithful performance of work under the registration and the applicant’s compliance with this section. The bond shall be further conditioned upon a covenant that the city will be saved harmless from any loss, damage, cost, or expense by reason of improper or inadequate performance or for noncompliance with the terms of this section by the applicant or his or her agents or employees.
(B) Certificate of insurance. The applicant for registration shall also file a certificate of insurance or copies of public liability and property damage insurance policies containing a provision that they shall not be cancelled without 10 days’ written notice to the City Administrator showing coverage of not less than $200,000 for injuries, including accidental death to any 1 person and subject to the same limits for each person in the amount of not less than $600,000 on account of any 1 accident, and property damage insurance in the amount of not less than $50,000.
(C) Registration required. It is unlawful for any person to do any mechanical, heating, ventilating, or gas piping work for hire within the city without having first registered and having posted a bond and a certificate of insurance as required herein.
(D) Status of employees of license holder. No registered license holder shall permit any person other than its bona fide employees to perform the work under the registration.
(E) Expiration of registration. Each registration as provided hereunder shall expire annually on December 31.
(Prior Code, § 4.04)