Indemnity Bond.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 115-28
in effect115-28. Indemnity Bond.
1. REQUIRED. An indemnity bond duly executed by the applicant and corporate surety, or, in lieu thereof, a certificate of insurance from an insurance company, shall bind the same unto the city of Milwaukee in the penal sum of $10,000 and shall be conditioned that the applicant and surety of insurance carrier will indemnify and save harmless the city, its officers and agents against any and all injuries and/or property damage resulting or arising from any single injury or act on the part of the applicant, his agents, employees and subcontractors, and that said applicant or his insurer shall notify the city in writing at least 10 days prior to the cancellation of any certificate of insurance afforded hereunder. Said certificate to be in full force and effect as to any permits issued prior to said cancellation, and all work done under said permits within the calendar year for which the license is issued.
2. AUTHORIZED AGENCY. The corporate surety or insurance carriers shall be authorized to execute bonds or sell insurance in the state of Wisconsin and have a power of attorney on file in the city attorney's office.
3. EXCEPTION. Any company or industry regulated under ch. 196, Wis. Stats., shall be exempt from the provisions of this section requiring the filing of and indemnity bond or certificate of insurance, but agrees as a condition of accepting a permit to save harmless the city of Milwaukee, its officers and agents, from all and any claims for injuries to persons and/or property resulting or arising from any injury or act on the part of any such company or industry, its agents, employees or subcontractors arising from the construction for which the permit was issued.
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/Volume-1/CH115.pdf#page=14Fetched: 10/26/2026