Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,897,192,235 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

bid bond

   Also found in: Encyclopedia 0.01 sec.
Bid bond
A bid "performance" bond consisting of a small percentage (1-3%) of the tender contract price, refunded to losers once the contract is awarded.

Bid Bond
A bond that a bidder to a construction project buys to guarantee that it has the means to complete the project should it be awarded the contract. The amount of a bid bond is a certain percentage of the price of the contract. It exists to reassure the company awarding the contract that the bidder has the cash flow needed for the project. The bidder is reimbursed for the bid bond if it does not receive the contract.

bid bond

A type of bond required in some government construction projects.If required,it must be filed at the same time as the bid.This protects the agency in the event the bidder fails or refuses to enter into a contract after being offered it or withdraws the bid before the award.The bonding company will then pay the agency the difference between the defaulting low bid and the next highest bid,whose bidder will be given the contract.



Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Financial browser?   Full browser?
 
In a change of policy, the county decided it will now require only a bid bond of $2 million for the twin pad project.
Byline: Staff Report Dubai: The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) on Monday announced that it has lowered the bid bond to 2 per cent from 5 per cent of the project value for tenders exceeding Dh2 billion, in order to help the contractors overcome the current economic situation.
Bids must be accompanied by a bid bond wrth 1 percent of the bid's value.
 
 
 
Financial Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.