[Ord. 2016-554 § 1 (part)]
A. 
Contractor Bonds. Any person, firm or corporation desiring to engage in the business of contracting, of the several types as set forth in Table III-A of this subchapter, conditioned on the faithful performance of all the provisions of the Administrative Code, shall post a bond which is guaranteed by a surety. The term "business of contracting" as contained in this section shall mean being engaged in the business of doing work regulated by provisions of the technical codes and the Administrative Code. Such surety to be a company authorized to transact business in the State of Iowa.
TABLE III-A
Type of Contracting
Sum of Bond
General contracting
$25,000
Mechanical contracting
$5,000
Electrical contracting
$5,000
Plumbing contracting
$5,000
Refrigeration and/or air-conditioning contracting
$5,000
Sign contracting
$5,000
Excavation contracting
$5,000
Moving buildings
$25,000
Blasting
See Uniform Fire Code
Demolition and wrecking
$25,000
[Amended 11-13-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-465; Ord. 2018-327; Ord. 2016-554 § 1 (part)]
A. 
Contractors Insurance. Any person, firm or corporation desiring to engage in the moving or demolition of buildings shall file with the building official a duplicate copy of a liability insurance policy covering such operations. The licensee must obtain and have in place liability insurance of the type and amount specified by the City risk division. The City of Davenport shall be named in the policy as additionally insured. Said policy shall be issued by a legally authorized surety transacting business in the State of Iowa. Required property damage limits may be increased by the building official.
B. 
Sign Liability Insurance. Liability insurance is required covering all billboards, wherever located and all signs on or over public property, and all signs over walkways, parking lots and all road ways on private commercial property where such areas are in use by the public. Liability insurance shall provide for the principal sum of not less than $50,000 liability to any one person or $300,000 liability on account of any one accident. Such policy shall be written in accordance with standard form now in general use. Said policy shall further carry an endorsement protecting the City of Davenport as its interest may appear as the result of any accident or injury for which it might become in any manner liable. Should such insurance be terminated for any reason or owner of the sign fail to keep such insurance in force at any time, the permit for the maintenance of any such sign shall automatically terminate and such sign be forthwith removed by the owner or his agent.
C. 
Marquee and Other Projections, Liability Insurance. Every person, firm or corporation desiring to erect or maintain a marquee shall first procure public liability insurance thereon in a company authorized to transact business in the State of Iowa, for the principal sum of not less than $50,000 liability to any one person or $300,000 liability on account of any one accident. Such policy shall be written in accordance with standard form now in general use. Said policy shall further carry an endorsement protecting the City of Davenport as its interest may appear as the result of any accident or injury for which it might become in any manner liable. Should such insurance be terminated for any reason or should the holder of the permit fail to keep such insurance in force at any time, the permit for the maintenance of any such canopy or marquee shall automatically terminate and such canopy or marquee shall be forthwith removed by the owner or his agent. If not removed by the owner or his agent, then the marquee may be removed by the building official and the expense thereof shall be recovered from said owner or owner's agent.
EXCEPTION: 1. Canvas type awnings shall be exempt from this insurance requirement.
D. 
All applicants for a Building Contractor license (Class A, B, and C) shall maintain insurance required as by the above-listed sections is rated B+ or better. The City reserves the right to request Certified proof of insurance from the Building Contractor.