The constructionguide.com put out an article about the Miami Worldcenter, which will be the largest building project in Florida history. Miami Worldcenter, being constructed on a 1.1 million sq. ft. (102,000 sq m) terrestrial landscape spread across a half-dozen downtown city blocks, the multi-billion-dollar, mega-retail, residential, entertainment and transportation complex is expected to be [...]
This past Saturday, Sarah Drinnan and Lisa Roseland represented Florida Surety Bonds and participated in the NAWIC Women's Build Day for Habitat for Humanity. It was no doubt, a very humbling experience to be a part of. Saturday was the kickoff for the build and they were in charge of helping with the framework. They [...]
Florida Surety Bond's Annual "Understanding Lien and Bond Law" Seminar is right around the corner. This seminar, presented by Frank Rapprich, Esq. with Wright & Casey PA, will go over the important topic of Lien & Bond Laws. Educating our clients on these laws is important. The seminar will address topics such as: Notice to Owner, Notice [...]
A few of the Florida Surety 'Bond Girls' attended the IOA Corporate 5k at Downtown Orlando last night. The Corporate 5k is known as "Orlando’s largest office party" and it was certainty a fun time!! The event is exclusively for Florida’s corporate community; over 15,000 runners and walkers from over 700 companies, non-profit organizations and [...]
The FDOT gave the "OK" to start construction on Phase II of the SunRail commuter-rail line here in Central Florida. Phase II will include five stations: Volusia County (DeLand), Orange County (Meadow Woods Station) and three within Osceola County, one of which being in Poinciana near the intersection of U.S. 17-92 and Poinciana Boulevard. This will include extending [...]
Earlier this month, Kim and Cheryl went to Broward County to participate in a Capacity Building Conference put on by The Office of Economic and Small Business Development. The conference was designed to assist businesses with charting a course for success by strengthening their core capacities in general business operations through insightful dialogue and key [...]
In the context of bidding on federal solicitations, one of the more problematic issues many offerors routinely face is how to properly draft a Partnership Agreement when one is required. This is oftentimes because an offeror may be faced with two conflicting goals. On the one hand, offerors may wish to allow themselves the maximum [...]
As a follow up to the previous blog about the play that Florida Surety Bonds was proud to be a corporate sponsor for, the Florida Surety Bonds group enjoyed a fun night out on Saturday to check out the play! If you haven't already checked out the show, it is highly recommended! Here are some [...]
Last week, it was announced that the Federal Government has surpassed its 5% contracting goal for Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) for the first time in history. U.S. SBA Administrator, Maria Contreras-Sweet said “Meeting this goal means five percent is no longer our ceiling but our foundation upon which to build”. “A recent SBA-commissioned study revealed women-owned businesses [...]
Please read the following article if you use or are thinking about using a drone on any of your job sites. According to the article, if not properly certified, contractors could face 7 figure penalties with FAA for drones. Click HERE to read the full article.