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Contract Guarantees - Four types and What They Insure

Updated 14 July 20251 min read

Contract Guarantees

in the construction, engineering, manufacturing and mining service industries are almost mandatory. Our range of

Construction Guarantees

are as varied as your requirements. Here’s a short list of the four types of Contract Guarantees and what they insure:

Performance Guarantees

A

performance guarantee

provides a guarantee that Contractors will adhere to the terms of their Contract, such as completing the project on time and within budget.

Bid Bonds

A

bid bond

provides a guarantee that if you bid on a project and are awarded the Contract, you’ll honour the terms of your bid and sign all the Contracts related to the project.

Four types of Contract Guarantees and What They Insure

Advance Payment Guarantees

An

advance payment guarantee

is a guarantee to your Subcontractors and suppliers that you will pay them for services and materials they provide to you for the duration of the project. This guarantee protects Subcontractors from cash-strapped Contractors who allocate all their funds to honouring their building Contract, while failing to pay their Subcontractors and suppliers.

Retention Guarantees

A

retention guarantee

is a guarantee to replace the retention fund (usually held by the Employer) which is used to fix defects during the final completion of a Contract. This guarantee lets the Contactor free up retention funds whilst giving the Employer security to pay for defects should the Contractor not complete the project properly.

How to Apply for Contract Guarantees

If you need any of these Contract Guarantees, we can help, just

complete this form to get started

.

Reading about it is the easy part.

Send us the contract or the policy wording and we will tell you what it actually does on your site.

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