If you haven\’t already done so, we encourage you to check out the \”Links\” section of our website which has the links to several different Florida Statutes and Associates that are important in the construction industry. You can click here to be directed to that page.
Check out our \”links\” section – helpful links to Florida Statutes, Associates, etc. Read More »
In January, Florida Governor Rick Scott announced that the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will receive $8.8 billion in Florida’s budget to make strategic transportation infrastructure improvements throughout the state. This means a lot of road and bridge construction opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses. In an effort to help grow small businesses in the
The National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP) recently developed a new website that offers an online course and a repository of other valuable information to help small and emerging contractors start the bonding process. The website, www.suretylearn.org, helps small and emerging contractors learn more about the basics of bonding and educates emerging construction business
At any recent gathering of general contractors, a common theme has been that they are being presented with plans that are so incomplete and improperly drawn that the project would be unbuildable. Yet, so many are hungry for work, that they bid the job with the hopes of coming to a reasonable resolution with the
The Burden of Poor Design Weighs Heavy on Contractors Read More »
Despite how the Fed or the Congress spends our money, it is a real law of economics that every nation has a limited amount of money. You may or may not be impressed at how much a country has, but for everyone, it is limited. In beginning economics, we learned if a country spent more
Guns, Butter, and Salt. Read More »
In case you haven’t heard, there are big things happening at the Panama Canal. It is being made deeper and wider. If you understand the country and the terrain, that is not as simple as it sounds. Not surprisingly, it is taking the contractor longer than he first thought to complete the project. Not surprisingly,
Panama Canal Completion Might Depend on Surety Bonds Read More »
Effective February 12, 2014 the SBA Quick App increased the limit on Liquidated Damages from $250 a day to $1,000 a day! In addition, jobs with two year maintenance terms are now eligible in the program. These improvements to the program will allow more contractors to bid on jobs that never would have been
Exciting Improvements to the SBA\’s Quick App Program! Read More »
Be on the lookout, our first newsletter of 2014 will be hitting the streets soon! This newsletter will touch on Florida\’s economic outlook, tax changes, and flexible surety bond programs. Feel free to call or email us to make sure you\’re on our mailing list so you don\’t miss out.
Florida Surety Bond\’s Newsletter is set to hit the streets soon! Read More »
“We have had the pleasure of continually working with Florida Surety Bonds since 2003. Florida Surety Bonds is one of our most valued vendors and our business relationship can be best described by the attributes associated with the term “partnership”. Florida Surety Bonds understands their business, understands the construction industry and adds substantial value to
“Florida Surety [Bonds] has provided excellent services for all our bonding and surety requirements. In the last few years, FSB has provided over $100 million dollars of bonds for our projects. Due to their extensive knowledge, exceptional service and expertise in the surety market we have been able to provide the security required for our
