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Bonds Bid-Performance-PaymentSCAGPO 2009
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TopicsWhat’s a bond?Who’s Who?Performance Bonds - Pros & Cons
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What is a bond? (dictionary) “bond, n. 1. An obligation; a
promise.”
Black's Law Dictionary (8th ed. 2004)
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What is a bond? (S.C. Sup. Ct.)A surety [bond] is a tripartite agreement among the surety company, the principal who is primarily responsible for performing the contract, and the obligee for whose benefit the agreement is made. Suretyship is a contractual relation resulting from an agreement whereby one person, the surety, engages to be answerable for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another, the principal. South Carolina law treats a surety agreement as a credit arrangement where the surety lends credit to the principal who otherwise has insufficient credit to obtain the contract with the obligee.”
Masterclean, Inc. v. Star Ins. Co., 347 S.C. 405, 556 S.E.2d 371 (2001) (citations omitted).
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Break it down!
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Who’s Who? –
The SuretySurety = “bonding company” “surety 1. A person who is primarily
liable for the payment of another's debt or the performance of another's obligation.”
Black's Law Dictionary (8th ed. 2004)
(Not a guarantor, but similar idea.)
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Who's Who? –
The PrincipalPrincipal = the “bonded” Contractor
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Who’s Who? –
The ObligeeObligee = Owner / Governmentpronounced “ob-li-jee” “ob·li·gee n. Law. One to whom
another is bound by contract or legal agreement.”
The American Heritage Dictionary (3d ed. 1994)
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The Relationships
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Surety Relationships
PRINCIPAL(CONTRACTOR)
OBLIGEE(GOVERNMENT)
SURETY(“Bonding Company”)
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Relationships
Surety - Principal
Surety “loans” Principal the Surety’s credit
Principal pays Surety for this service
Indemnity Agreement - Principal (or its owners) indemnifies Surety for everything
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Relationships
Principal – Obligee
Principal contracts to do something for Obligee
Bid Bond: intends to contract
Contract obligates
Principal to provide certain bonds
Obligee to pay Principal
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Relationships
Obligee – Surety
Surety obligated to Obligee
Obligation depends on
Terms of Bond
Terms of “bonded” contract
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Surety Relationships (Redux)
PRINCIPAL(CONTRACTOR)
OBLIGEE(GOVERNMENT)
SURETY(“Bonding Company”)
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What is a bond? (S.C. Sup. Ct.)A surety [bond] is a tripartite agreement among the surety company, the principal who is primarily responsible for performing the contract, and the obligee for whose benefit the agreement is made. Suretyship is a contractual relation resulting from an agreement whereby one person, the surety, engages to be answerable for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another, the principal. South Carolina law treats a surety agreement as a credit arrangement where the surety lends credit to the principal who otherwise has insufficient credit to obtain the contract with the obligee.”
Masterclean, Inc. v. Star Ins. Co., 347 S.C. 405, 556 S.E.2d 371 (2001) (citations omitted).
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Bonds are not Insurance
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Bonds are not InsuranceSuretyship involves an extension of
credit by which the surety guarantees the principal’s performance of its contractual undertaking. Insurance does not.
The obligee provides the form. Not in insurance.
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Bonds are not InsuranceSurety does not issue a bond with
the intent to ever have to pay anything on that bond. They are indemnified against any loss by the Principal (the “bonded” contractor).
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Bonds are not InsuranceAn insurance company issues
policies of insurance, expects to have to pay a certain number of claims, and prognosticates (by careful underwriting) that it can pay out less than it makes from the premiums paid.
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Types of BondsBid BondPayment BondPerformance BondBail BondFidelity Bond
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Each Type is a Promise “bond, n. 1. An obligation; a
promise.”
Black's Law Dictionary (8th ed. 2004)
Each type is a type of promise, i.e., regarding bids, payment, performance, etc.
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Bid Bonds
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Bid Bonds
”A bid bond is a very limited kind of performance bond. It is designed to assure only that a bidder, if successful, will, in fact, enter into the contract he has bid upon, and to provide a secure fund to compensate the State if he fails to do so.”
Kennedy Temporaries v. Comptroller of the Treasury, 57 Md.App. 22, 27, 468 A.2d 1026 (1984).
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Bid Bonds
Penal Sum usually 5% of contract amount
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NOW, THEREFORE, if the Obligee shall accept the bid of the Principal and the Principal shall enter into a Contract with the Obligee in accordance with the terms of such bid, and give such bond or bonds as may be specified in the bidding or Contract Documents with good and sufficient surety for the faithful performance of such Contract and for the prompt payment of labor and material furnished in the prosecution thereof, or in the event of the failure of the Principal to enter such Contract and give such bond or bonds, if the Principal shall pay to the Obligee the difference not to exceed the penalty hereof between the amount specified in said bid and such larger amount for which the Obligee may in good faith contract with another party to perform the Work covered by said bid, then this obligation shall be null and void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect.
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Payment Bonds
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Payment BondsA bond given by a surety to cover
any amounts that, because of the general contractor's default, are not paid to a subcontractor or materialman.
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Payment Bonds
“[T]he bond serves two purposes: it assures the owner a lien-free project, and it induces suppliers and subcontractors to accept work on the project, perhaps at a lower price, because of the assurance that they will be paid. Since no additional charge is generally made for a payment bond when a performance bond is being purchased, the two are usually issued simultaneously.”
Grant S. Nelson, Real Estate Finance Law 12.2, at 881 (3d ed. 1994).
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Performance BondWhat You’re Really Interested In
(Unless you’re doing construction.)
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Performance Bonds “A bond given by a surety to ensure
the timely performance of a contract.”
Black's Law Dictionary (8th ed. 2004).
Surety’s liability same as principals - determined by contract
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Penal SumGenerally, the liability of surety is
limited to the amount, or the penal sum, stated in bond.
Liability of surety is lesser of actual cost to perform or penal sum
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Performance Bonds -
Pros & ConsPro: Before a surety will bond a
contractor, the surety will review, often with a fine tooth comb, the contractor's abilities, his reputation, his experience, his credit, his assets and his past performance.
Pro: The surety will be there to pay.
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Performance Bonds -
Pros & ConsPro: Bond continues until contract
resolved; no annual renewal like insurance.
Pro: 200% available to cover losses: Obligee’s contract funds + bond amount
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Performance Bonds -
Pros & ConsCon: Increased Contract Prices:
Principal passes costs of Bond to Obligee
Con: Increased Cost of Claims: involves expenses of both Principal & Surety
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Performance Bonds -
Pros & ConsCon: More Defenses: Surety’s
Defenses in addition to Principal’s Defenses
Con: Principal Still Calling Shots: Surety cannot (practically) pay if Principal objects.
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Performance Bonds -
Pros & ConsCon: Liability usually (effectively)
limited to Penal Sum (which may not cover all the actual damages the Obligee has incurred)
Con: Surety liable only for ‘material’ breach; ‘punch list’ not covered
Standard, but depends on bond form
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Performance Bonds -
Pros & ConsCon: Surety’s liability co-extensive
with Principals - if your contract is poorly worded, adding a surety gets you little.
Con: Obligee’s material default excuses surety.
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Performance Bonds -
Pros & ConsCon: Surety can allow Principal to
finish, or hire another contractor.Con: Cardinal change can discharge
suretyCon: You’ll need a lawyer schooled
in bond litigation
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Should I get a bond?
If the law requires it!
If you have reason to doubt the contractor’s ability to pay any obligations resulting from performance or default of the contract AND the contractor’s failure to perform is a show stopper for your entity.
Otherwise – probably NOT.
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Practical Issues
Performance & Payment Bonds are a contractual performance obligation. You’re entitled to them only after award. (Besides, in RFP, won’t know what’s bonded till proposals in.)
Bid Bonds work different in RFP: scope of work for two contractors may be different
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Practical IssuesPerformance Bonds
Only as good as original contract!
Ambiguous contracts create problems!
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Practical Issues
You have you specified the acceptable bond (exactly) in your solicitation. Otherwise, you’ll get whatever they happen to provide.
If it’s worth paying for the bond premium, it’s worth paying someone to help you get the right bond!!!!!!!!
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Practical Issues
The bond is only as good as the paper it’s written on and the authority of the person that signed it!!
CHECK OUT THE BOND CHECKLIST
Southco Case.
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