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Choices - Which option is best for you?
Since you are visiting this website it is likely you have already tried to apply for a traditional bonding facility and been unsuccessful.  You shouldn't feel unworthy because the marketplace all have similar underwriting requirements and they are costly to maintain.  Smaller contractors don't typically have the infrastructure required to comply with the underwriting reporting (full time accounting staff and computer systems capable of producing the required data)  that is required and thus even more time is spent by the underwriters and brokers trying to keep the file updated thus making it even more time consuming and therefore expensive.  Add to this the limited amount of premium produced by a small contruction firm....from a business point of view the amount of income has not justified the expenses and thus no solution has been sought.

By thinking outside the box we have come up with a number of solutions:

Blanket Bond QuickBond Traditional Bond Facility
Bond Form This is a copyrighted document which is issued on a blanket basis which means if you have 3 or 4 qualifying projects with the same owner they would all be covered by one bond.

This is a new product and approval from each owner must be sought to accept this bond. This is often a lengthy process taking many months.

Call us to inquire if the owner you wish to deal with has accepted this bond already

CCDC standard bond form CCDC standard bond forms or acceptable owners forms
Cost $350/year paid by credit card at the time of online order Prequalification Letters $100

Bid Bonds and Agreements to Bond $150

Contract Bonds:
 50%100%
Performance$12$15
L&M Payment$8$10

Multiply the contract price by either the 50% or 100% rates required in the spec.

Subject to a minimum premium of $400 - paid by credit card at the time of online order

An annual charge of $1500 Annual Bid Deposit Premium which covers all prequalification letters and tender bonds

Plus a further charge when performance and or labour and material payment bonds are issued dependent upon a number of factors but typically:
 50%100%
Performance$8$11
L&M Payment$6$8

Subject to a minimum premium of $400 - paid by credit card at the time of online order

Projects Included and Excluded Project Size: Under $100,000

Included:
roadwork, sewer & watermain works, electricity and gas services, janitorial services, street lighting and traffic signals, buildings and bridges

Excluded:
contracts that predominantly consist of the provision of non-construction services, including snowplowing services, waste pickup, removal and transportation services, security services and the development of land

Project Size: Under $300,000

  • Project location must be less than 150 miles from company office.
  • Cannot subcontract more than 50 percent of the contract price.
  • Bid results must be within 10 percent.
  • Completion time must be 12 months or less.
  • Maintenance/Warranty term must not exceed one year.
  • Liquidated damages cannot exceed $750 per day.

Excluded(including subcontracted portions):
asbestos, underground storage tank, lead remediation, environmental of any type, curtain wall, subdivision/development, completion guarantees.

Determined when all required documentation is underwritten
Approval Process An acceptable credit report An acceptable personal credit report

Credit scores of at least 600

  • no more than 3 late pays of 45 days or less within the last year
  • no late payment of more than 60 days
  • no liens, past dues, suits or judgments or bankruptcy filings.
  • Total personal credit outstanding (excluding house mortgage) cannot exceed 0.3 times indicated salary level (e.g., salary of $100,000 -- total debt cannot exceed $30,000).
  • No more than 3 credit checks in previous 12 months.
  • At least 5 years prior construction experience (foreman level or higher) prior to this company. Current company in business at least 12 months.
Year End Financial Statements for the operating company and any related companies for the past 3 years with aged listing of accounts receivable and payable and work on hand schedule

Personal Financial Statements of all shareholders

Copy of bank Terms & Conditions Letter

5 page Application Form

Brochures, reference letters

Recent inhouse month end statement with aged listing of accounts receivable and payable and work on hand schedule

Reportingnone required none required Month end inhouse statement with aged listing of accounts receivable and payable and a work on hand schedule on a quarterly basis

Year End Statements on a Review Basis with aged listing of accounts receivable and payable and work on hand schedule

Updated Annual Bank Terms & Conditions Letter

Updated Annual Personal Financial Statements