履約保證金為擔保人的保證，如果承包商未能按照合約提供所有必需的服務，則業主將獲得金錢補償。履約保證金的主要目的是保護業主者免受承包商違約造成的潛在損害。然而，履約保證金的機制增加了承包商的財務負擔。如果承包商的現金流缺口太大，則可能直接導致專案失敗，這對業主也不是一件好事。因此，本研究旨在通過一種模擬方法來開發模型，以找到最合適的履約保證金。通過這樣的行為，不僅可以確保業主的權利，而且可以吸引更多潛在的承包商。合理的履約保證金還可以減少財務負擔並有效地處理專案，為業主與承包商的合作帶來最高價值。

Generally, the performance bond is a guarantee from a surety that the owner will
obtain monetary compensation or contract completion of services if the contractor fails to deliver all the required services under a contract. The primary purpose of the performance bond is to protect the owner of the project from potential damages caused by the contractor’s breach of contract. However, the mechanism of the performance bond increases financial loading to the contractor. If the cash flow’s gap of the contractor is too massive, it may directly cause the project to fail, which is not a good thing for the owner as well. Therefore, this study aims to develop a proposed model through a simulation method to find the most appropriate performance bond. Through such actions, not only can ensure the right of the owner, but also attract more potential contractors. For contractor’s view, the reasonable performance bond also decreases the financial loading and processes the project efficiently. Bringing the highest value to the cooperation between two parties.

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