May 2017 – National Surety Services

Florida’s Little Miller Act

Just like the Little Miller Acts for Georgia and Alabama, Florida’s Little Miller Act statutes aim to protect public agencies from liens and legal actions by requiring contractors to secure surety bonds. Under Florida Statutes, Title XVIII, Chapter 255, §255.05, all projects valued at more than $...

GDOT’s Georgia 400 and I-285 Interchange Project to Continue Until 2020

When Nathan Deal broke ground on the Georgia Department of Transportation’s (GDOT) Transform 285/400 project back in November, his shovel signaled the first of many more to come over the next four years. Barring any delays, the 10.5 mile, $800 million project will not be officially completed until...

Three Steps to Prepare for Your Next Project Bid

Say there is a huge project opportunity coming down the pipes, and your firm would be sitting pretty if they could get it. What can you do to make sure you land this important job. The key is in preparation. If you can prepare adequately to send off a bid, then you have much greater …

Bidding on Federal Government MATOC Contracts

In recent years, the Federal Government — and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in particular — has moved away from an open competition sealed bidding process for construction contracts towards a Multiple Award Task Order Contracting (MATOC) bidding system. Under this system, a pool of qualified bidd...