Now for the first time ever, upon agreement to a user license, NASBP members and affiliates may download individual ConsensusDOCS™ bond forms as “fill-in” pdfs for use in their business endeavors at no fee. NASBP is able to offer these 11 bond forms by special arrangement with ConsensusDOCS™ LLC.

The Associated General Contractors of America and NASBP entered into this written agreement to encourage the surety community to become more familiar with and to suggest use of these bond forms by the larger construction community. The terms of the agreement require that NASBP offer the bond forms in PDF formats that permit completion of the form solely in the designated blank areas.

These “fill-in” PDFs are housed in a password protected area of the NASBP web site and are accessible for download after the member or affiliate agrees to the accompanying “click wrap” user license and supplies their contact information, when prompted.

To save the completed bond form in electronic format, users must have Adobe Acrobat Standard or Professional installed onto their computer. If they have Adobe Acrobat Reader, users will be able to complete and to print the form, but they will not be able to save the completed form electronically. NASBP suggests that users retain a printed copy of their completed forms.

The ConsensusDOCS™ bond forms include the following documents:

• ConsensusDOCS™ 260: Performance Bond Form
• ConsensusDOCS™ 261: Payment Bond Form
• ConsensusDOCS™ 262: Bid Bond
• ConsensusDOCS™ 263: Warranty Bond
• ConsensusDOCS™ 470: Design-Build Performance Bond (Surety Liable for Design Costs)
• ConsensusDOCS™ 471: Design-Build Performance Bond (Surety Not Liable for Design Costs)
• ConsensusDOCS™ 472: Design-Build Payment Bond (Surety Liable for Design Costs)
• ConsensusDOCS™ 473: Design-Build Payment Bond (Surety Not Liable for Design Costs)
• ConsensusDOCS™ 706: Subcontract Performance Bond
• ConsensusDOCS™ 707: Subcontract Payment Bond
• ConsensusDOCS™ 760: Subcontract Bid Bond

To purchase other documents that are part of the ConsensusDOCS™ library, go to http://www.consensusdocs.org. Click on the word “Purchase.” Then, scroll down to the bottom of the page to choose a subscription or the Meter Mode “al–a-carte” system. To receive the NASBP discount, when prompted for the Partner Code, enter: NASBP and when prompted for the Promotion Code, enter: 400. For more information how NASBP is involved in the ConsensusDOCS coalition, click here.