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Understand there are two common families of bid bond forms: AIA A310 (paywalled, purchased per-document via shop.aiacontracts.com) and ConsensusDocs 262 (AGC-affiliated), which map to each other per ConsensusDocs's own published comparison matrix.
Note NASBP (National Association of Surety Bond Producers) has arranged free access to ConsensusDocs bond forms for its own membership — a membership benefit, not a fully public free-download offering, so confirm NASBP membership status before assuming free access.
For the underlying purpose of a bid bond (guaranteeing the low bidder will execute the contract and furnish performance/payment bonds, capped at a stated penal sum), AIA's own public help articles (help.aiacontracts.com) describe the A310's function and structure without requiring purchase of the form itself.
Before selecting a bid-bond form for a project, confirm which family the owner/spec requires (AIA, ConsensusDocs, or a state/agency-specific form) — public agencies frequently mandate their own bond form.

Known gotchas

Neither AIA A310 nor ConsensusDocs 262 is simply free to the public — A310 is a paid purchase per document, and the ConsensusDocs access described here is a NASBP-membership benefit, not open access.
Public agency projects very often require their own statutory or agency-specific bid bond form rather than accepting AIA or ConsensusDocs boilerplate — always confirm the owner's required form before using either as a template.

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Select the correct free/paid bid bond form (AIA A310 vs. ConsensusDocs 262) for a bid package

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