(a) WSSC shall assist SLBEs in overcoming their inability to obtain bonding, insurance or financing. Commission efforts shall include, where feasible: simplifying these processes, reducing bonding and insurance requirements where permitted by law, and eliminating the impact of surety costs from bids.

(b) WSSC, at its discretion, may waive or reduce the bonding or insurance requirements depending on the type of contract and whether the Commission determines that the bonding or insurance requirements would deny the SLBE an opportunity to perform the contract that the SLBE has shown itself otherwise capable of performing.

(c) WSSC shall provide assistance to SLBEs by directing firms to resources that may support SLBEs in overcoming short- and long-term barriers to SLBE’s access to capital. (REG-PROC-SD-2017-005 § V(C))