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Resources to help you with understanding the bonding process for BidCentral Online Bidding for Subcontractors (BOBS).

BOBS Bond Form

April 12, 2019/by Stephen Richter

Click here to download the BCCA BidCentral Online Bidding for Subcontractors (BOBS) Bid Bond Form, Appendix C.

BOBS Authorized Sureties

April 12, 2019/by Stephen Richter

BOBS Rules of Procedure Rule 3.F.(i) (a) requires that Surety Companies providing Bid Bonds must be licensed to do surety business in the Province of British Columbia. Below is a link to the insurers that are authorized through the Financial Institutions Commission of British Columbia, to underwrite surety insurance business in the province of British […]

Bond Submission User Guide

April 12, 2019/by Stephen Richter

The contractor makes an on-line request to their surety representative for a bond online through BidCentral. 2 The surety representative receives an email from the BidCentral system, which includes a link to be used in order to complete the bond submission process and issue the bond to the contractor’s online bid file. 3 If not […]

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