About
Surety Bonding Solutions from SWMBE Bonding
The purpose of Surety Bonding is to protect the project owner, normally a local, state or federal government, from contractor default. In order to do this the contractor is required to provide surety bonds from a 3rd party insurance provider, known as a bonding company.
Core Services
- Bid Bonds: In order to bid as a prime contractor on almost all government funded construction projects, the contractor is going to need a bid bond.
- Payment Bonds: For securing subcontractor and supplier payments.
- Performance Bonds: For guaranteeing project completion.
- Project Types: Government funded and private sector funded construction and IT projects for prime and subcontractors.
Agent Profiles
Luke Ortega Luper (Co-Founder & Licensed Agent)
- 1997: Started as a small business consultant at UTSA.
- 2010: Became Surety Bonding Consultant for the City of Austin.
- 2020: Worked as an SBA EIDL Loan Officer after City retirement.
- 2021: Returned full-time to SWMBE Bonding.
- Education: BBA from University of Houston; MBA from UTSA.
Marie Guajardo (Co-Founder, VP & Licensed Agent)
- 2024: Joined as Co-Founder and VP of Business Development.
- Past Role: Research Assistant at Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development.
- Expertise: Extensive experience working directly with small businesses all over the state.
- Education: Alumna of the University of Texas at San Antonio. Go Roadrunners
Combined Experience
- Total: 40 years of combined bonding and government contracting experience.
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