SFAA members visited Congressional offices as part
of the group’s 100th Anniversary Annual Meeting. They stressed the important
role surety bonds play in assuring that qualified contractors perform the
needed work, and that workers and suppliers on the jobs get paid.
For small and emerging contractors, the SBA Program
should be the bridge between the contractors and the required bonding, the
group said. It is concerned that myriad federal and state agencies would only
try to duplicate the SBA Program if it were abandoned. They believe the money
spent replicating the SBA would be better spent helping small contractors get
bonds.