As a General Contractor I have written a few of these letters to bonded subcontractors. I agree with everything the OP states. I just want to add: 1 Send a paper cc copy of your original to the surety. It is not required but it is the real power and in construction usually gets the problem resolved without the further steps. 2 I have never received a single dollar from a bonding company and do not know any other GCs that have. The real power is getting the surety company in the business of the bonded entity to change their behavior. 3 I am told when I bond myself that a bond is not insurance. That if anyone ever gets a judgement the bonding company can seek reimbursement from the bonded entity. Maybe a surety will one day own a beach house in Delaware and 1 large diamond.

Let’s pray rough men stand ready in the night to stop this chit.

I hope Neil young will remember a southern man doesn’t need him around any how.

Maybe we can ask the team to decide between cockoo and hermit for the first chair and swallow and thrasher for the second chair

Good point. I was trying to stick with bird names

Swallow