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  • Smiling construction company owner in a hard hat holding rolled blueprints and coffee at a jobsite at sunrise

    Bonding basics

    How to get bonded as a contractor

    Bonding runs on a line of capacity you set up once, then draw from project by project. Here is what that takes.

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  • Worker in a hard hat walking across a grid of rebar on a downtown high-rise construction deck

    Underwriting

    Why surety bond applications get declined

    A decline is a statement about the file, not a verdict on the company. Six reasons underwriters say no, and what changes each one.

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  • Three contractors in hard hats walking a freshly poured concrete deck toward a high-rise under construction

    Public projects

    When public projects require bonds: the Miller Act and Little Miller Acts

    Federal work comes with a bonding requirement written into statute. Here are the thresholds, the amounts, and who can claim.

    . 6 min read

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