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Bid Bonds
A bid bond is a written statement which guarantees
the obligee that the principal will offer his bid, as
awarded in the contract. This written statement ensures
that the contractor has been entered in the contract.
This obligation gives the financial guarantee of the
bidder who has signed the contract, if he is successful
in his bid. This bid bond is otherwise called as performance
bond. When the bidder has been successful in his bid
then bonding company will enter into contract like performance
bond, supply bond, payment bond. This bond is required
when the contractor accept the lowest bid of the project.
If the supplier refuses to finish the project, this
bid bond assures the developer to pay the variation
between the lowest bid and the next lowest bid. It encourages
the contractor to accept the bid seriously and make
the obligation to be successful. Both the principal
and the surety are sued in the court of law, for their
failure of contract. To the obligee, they have to pay
the additional expenses incurred by the contract for
breaking of contract. The amount of penalty will be
ten to twenty percent of the transaction.
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