"𝙐𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝘽𝙤𝙣𝙙: 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙉𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬"

Surety bond is defined as a contract that legally binds three parties: a principal who needs the bond, an oblige who requires the bond and a surety that provides the bond. The bond guarantees the principal will act in accordance with certain laws.

𝙏𝙬𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝘽𝙤𝙣𝙙:

• Contract Bond – Guarantee a Specific Contract.

• Commercial Bond- Guarantee per the term of the bond form.

𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐝:

• Bid bond- A bid bond is a legal agreement that ensures contractors fulfill their stated obligations on a project. This form of assurance provides both financial and legal recourse to the owner of the project. Bid bonds are usually submitted in conjunction with the project's contract.

• Performance bond- is a surety bond issued by an insurance company or a bank to guarantee satisfactory completion of a project by a contractor. The term is also used to denote a collateral deposit of good faith money, intended to secure a futures contract, commonly known as margin.

• Supply Bond- are intended to guarantee that a supplier will produce materials needed for a specific job or project. These are generally only necessary on very large projects with a great many materials potentially involved, or a high volume of just a few materials.

• Maintenance (warranty) Bond- is a type of surety bond purchased by a contractor to protect the property owner or landowner from the costs to remedy a completed construction project’s defect.

• Subdivision Bond - It serves as a developer's guarantee that public improvements will be completed to an acceptable quality, in accordance with all applicable regulations, and within the required timeframe.

• Payment bond - is a financial guarantee issued by a surety company on behalf of a contractor, ensuring that subcontractors and suppliers will be paid for their services and materials.

• Construction surety bond is a risk transfer mechanism where the surety company assures the project owner (oblige) that the contractor (principal) will perform a contract in accordance with the contract documents.
  

𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐝:

• License and Permit Bond, Auto Dealer Bond, Employee Dishonesty Bond, Appeal Bond, Trustee Bond, and Notary Bond