Bonding Education Program for Contractors

One of the major historical concerns of small, minority, and women owned contractors trying to break into public works contracting is the difficulty of obtaining the required payment and performance bonds. 

To address this issue, the federal government and private industry have teamed up to offer a six week workshop for small contractors in the Seattle area.

The workshop will help small businesses take the necessary steps to become "bond-ready" for construction projects.  While the target audience is small and emerging contractors in the transportation field, it is open to all contractors.

Class Schedule: 6 week workshop from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on the following dates:

• October 13, 2011 - Bonding Education Program Kick-Off and Orientation

• October 19, 2011 - Business Planning and Management for Construction

• October 26, 2011 - Banking and Financing for Construction; Project Management and Field Operations

• November 2, 2011 - Bonding and Insurance for New and Emerging Contractors; Claims and Dispute Resolution

• November 9, 2011 - Marketing, Estimating and Bidding; Construction Accounting and Financial Management

• November 16, 2011 - Closing

Sponsored by:

• Surety & Fidelity Association of America
• U.S. Department of Transportation
• Northwest Small Business Transportation Resource Center 

Cost:  Free

Where:   Shoreline, Washington (WSDOT Office, 15700 Dayton Avenue North)

Registration:   Click here.  Space is limited.  Dinner will be provided.

Questions:  Contact Lily Keeffe at (425) 248-4222 or by e-mail at lkeeffe@snoedc.org.

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