Contractors must be licensed by the Board as drain layers authorized to perform work on sanitary sewer service connections within the Town of Kingston.
A. 
All applicants for licenses are required to pay a fee in accordance with the current schedule of fees.
B. 
The contractor shall provide a reference from at least one other Town in which the firm has done sewer work or proof of current licensure as a drain layer in another Massachusetts Town.
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All drain layer applicants shall also provide the Board a list of communities in which they are currently licensed with references and telephone numbers, a list of their last 10 building sewer installations with references and telephone numbers.
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The contractor shall be required to provide written acknowledgement of receipt of instruction as to the Town of Kingston sewer service application procedures and awareness of applicable design and construction standards established by the Board.
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Licensees are required to give personal attention to all connections to the Town sewer system and shall employ only competent workers. The licensee shall be responsible for compliance with all rules, regulations and standards of the Town and all required repairs for a period of one year from acceptance of any such work. No person duly licensed by the Board to construct building sewers and make connections to public sewers shall allow his name to be used by any other person, either for the purpose of doing work under his license or for obtaining permits.
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All building sewer installation work shall be performed by licensed drain layers with a statement that the licensee shall supervise and be responsible for all work performed under the license.
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In the event that licensees find substances in a sewer for which the sewer connection is not permitted during the course of their work, the licensees are required to notify the Department within 24 hours.
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The Board reserves the right to immediately revoke any license if any provision of said license is violated. In addition, general penalties provided for the violation of these regulations may also apply. Applicants for licenses shall be approved or disapproved within a fourteen-day period after filing the application.
I. 
All licenses expire on December 31 of the calendar year or upon departure of the responsible party (signatory), or upon failure of contractor to provide the Board with a valid and current certificate of insurance.
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Must have proven experience if a pipe is to be placed in a public way.
K. 
All drain layers requesting authorization by the Board to install grinder pump systems shall also be required to attend a four-hour installation training session conducted by the grinder pump manufacturer.
As a condition of approval by the Board, applicants for licenses shall file with the Town an insurance certificate naming the Town as an additional insured party with general commercial liability coverage with a minimum of $1,000,000, and also riders for underground explosion and collapse (UEC) coverage; proof of workers' compensation insurance up to the statutory limits; all of which shall remain in full force and effect for a period of at least one year from the date of approval. No insurance policy shall be cancelled without 30 days' prior written notice to the Board. These certificates shall contain a provision that coverage afforded under the policies will not be cancelled until at least 15 days' prior written notice has been given to the Town. Said insurance shall indemnify the Town of Kingston against any and all claims, liability or actions for damages incurred in or in any way connected with the performance of the work by a sewer system installer, and for or by reason of any act or omission of said sewer system installer in the performance of his or her work.
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The drain layer may choose either of the options listed below:
(1) 
Per job. A yearly deposit or certified check shall be made, payable to the Town of Kingston, in the amount of $300 per permit (one job), up to a maximum of $1,500 (five jobs). Said deposit or certified check shall be refunded 18 months after the completion of the last job.
(2) 
Per year. Covering all jobs done in the Town of Kingston, the drain layer shall file with the Town a drain layer bond naming the Town as an additional insured with a minimum of $5,000, which shall remain in full force and effect for a period of at least one year from the date of approval. No drain layer bond shall be cancelled without 30 days' prior written notice to the Board. This bond shall contain a provision that coverage afforded under the policies will not be cancelled until at least 15 days' prior written notice has been given to the Town. Said bond shall indemnify the Town of Kingston against any and all claims, liability or actions for damages incurred in or in any way connected with the performance of the work by a sewer system installer, and for or by reason of any act or omission of said sewer system installer in the performance of his or her work.
B. 
Upon notification by the Board that deficiencies exist for any work undertaken during the immediately preceding eighteen-month period, failure by licensee to remedy said deficiencies within 24 hours of notification by the Board shall result in the Board authorizing others to remedy the deficiencies. The amount incurred to make corrections shall be deducted from the deposit and forfeited by the licensee.