Surety Bond Guarantee Program
Seattle Bond Office


SBG staff left to right:
Sheila, Tom, Tina, Bill and Dori

Program Summary

The Surety Bond Guarantee Program provides small and minority contractors with contracting opportunities for which they could not otherwise compete. By law, prime contractors to the federal government must post surety bonds on most federal construction projects valued at $100,000 or more. Many state, county, municipal and private-sector contracts also require bonding, but small and minority businesses many not be able to obtain bonds through regular commercial channels.

Through this program, the U.S. Small Business Administration can guarantee bid, performance and payment bonds for contracts up to $2.0 million for eligible contractors with average annual revenues of up to $6.5 million annually over 3 years.

The Seattle Bond Office processes applications for bond guarantees on behalf of contractors domiciled in 8 western states, 13 southern states & Guam.

Program Specifics

• Program Basics
• How to Apply for the SBA Guarantee
• Bond Referral Lists
• • Washington State PDF
  • Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington PDF
  • Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada PDF
  • Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas PDF
                           
• Frequently Asked Questions         
• • Helpful tips!
  • List of Prior Approval Sureties  PDF
  • Contact List for SBG Program Staff
           
•  For Agents only
• • Recent Program News
  • Program Suggestions
  • Rules and Regulations
  • SOP PDF
               
• Treasury List of Acceptable Sureties
• SBA Forms on-line
• Office of Surety Guarantees (OSG)
  
• Questions?  thomas.ewbank@sba.gov

      
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 As of 07/23/2008