Small, start-up contractors — including minority- and women-owned companies — face a consistent challenge of accessing surety bonds, a third-party guarantee the project will be completed and paid for ...

California Contractor Bond & Insurance Services, a surety and insurance service provider based in San Diego, CA, is now offering reduced license bond rates for contractors with bad credit. As an ...

Some licensing authorities require that plumbers file a surety bond before they can be legally licensed. Licensing regulations vary by jurisdiction, of course, so plumbers should always check with the ...

If this phrase were true, and if the person saying it were Warren Buffett, the need for so many types of bonds for construction projects in Washington would evaporate. But there is only one Warren ...

For most of the past decade, Judy DeAngelo had to team with a bigger partner if she wanted to bid on a public construction contract. Not because her firm, Jade Carpentry Contractors Inc., couldn’t ...

Texas-based construction firm Procedeo has won the contract to manage the largest school bond in Portland history.

Contractor license bonds are a licensing requirement that aims to safeguard homeowners’ interests and guarantee that contractors will complete their agreed jobs. As in most states, Arizona contractors ...

A bill is wending its way through the Connecticut Legislature that would encourage greater participation by minority contractors on public works projects. The bill, Senate Bill 830, would require that ...