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one-half of the contract price where the total amount payable by the terms of the contract is not more than $1,000,000; 40 percent of the contract price whenever the total amount payable by the terms of the contract is more than $1,000,000 but not more than $5,000,000; whenever the total amount payable by the terms of ... | such action must be commenced within one year after the date of final settlement of the contract | Under $100,000 | [
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A sum equal to the amount of the contract on all public works | must be commenced before the expiration of six months after the period in which stop payment notices may be filed | Contracts less than $25,000 are excluded from bond requirements | [
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A bond in the amount of the contract is required | No suit may be commenced after the expiration of one year after the day on which the last of the labor was performed or material was supplied by the claimant | Under $100,000 | [
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100 percent of the contract price | no suit on the bond shall be commenced after the expiration of one year following the date which the successful bidder ceased work on the contract | A special state body, the Contracting and Purchasing Advisory Council, sets the threshold amount for “large public works” where bonds are required | [
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] | delaware | No special statutory provision, review bond for timeframes | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | DELAWARE BONDS ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS Amount of Bond: 100 percent of the contract price. | Delaware | Delaware Code Annotated, Title 29, Chapter 69, §6962 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/delaware/ | [
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100% of the prime contract amount if over $100,000 | within one year from the date final labor was performed or the material was supplied | Procurement regulations may waive bonds for contracts of $100,000 or less | [
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] | district-of-columbia | must give written notice to the prime contractor within 90 days from the date on which the claimant performed the last of the labor or furnished the last of the material for which the claim is made | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Amount of Bond: 100% of the prime contract amount if over $100,000, but can be reduced by the Contract Procurement Officer to one-half of the total amount payable by the terms of the prime contract. | District of Columbia | District of Columbia Code, Division I, Title 2, Chapter 3A, Subchapter VII, §§2-357.01 to 2-357.06 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/district-of-columbia/ | [
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Not less than the contract price | All suits must be brought within one year after the completion of the project and acceptance by the public authority | Less than $100,000 | [
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a bond equal to 100 percent of the contract price of construction | shall be brought within one year after the last labor was performed or material supplied for the work provided in the contract | null | [
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] | hawaii | Written notice shall be served by registered or certified mail to contractor and surety within 90 days from the date on which the person did or performed the last labor or furnished or supplied the last of the material for which claim is made | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | HAWAII Types of Projects: All public construction projects which exceed $25,000, require a bond equal to 100 percent of the contract price of construction. | Hawaii | Hawaii Revised Statutes, Division 1, Title 9, Chapter 103D, §324 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/hawaii/ | [
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In an amount to be fixed by the contracting body, but in no event less than eighty-five percent of the contract amount | No such suit shall be commenced after the expiration of one year from the date on which the claimant performed the last of the labor or furnished or supplied the last of the material or equipment for which such suit is brought | null | [
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] | idaho | must give written notice to the contractor within 90 days from the date on which such claimant performed the last of the labor or furnished or supplied the last of the material or equipment for which such claim is made | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | Amount of Bond: In an amount to be fixed by the contracting body, but in no event less than eighty-five percent of the contract amount. | Idaho | Idaho Statutes, Title 54, §§ 54-5203, 54-5217, 54-1902, 54-1925 to 1929 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/idaho/ | [
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in an amount sufficient to complete the contract including the payment for all labor and material | No action shall be brought on the bond later than one year after the date of the furnishing of the last item of work or materials by the claimant | Under $50,000 for work performed for the State, and for all other political subdivisions under $5,000 | [
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] | illinois | shall have filed verified notice of claim with the officer, board, bureau or department awarding the contract within 180 days after the date of the last item of work or the furnishing of the last item of materials | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | ILLINOIS Amount of Bond: Shall be fixed by such officials, boards, commissions, commissioners or agents awarding the contract in an amount sufficient to complete the contract including the payment for all labor and material whether by subcontractor or otherwise. | Illinois | Illinois Compiled Statutes, 30 ILCS 550/0.01 to 550/3 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/illinois/ | [
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] | indiana | a written Verified Claim stating the amount due and owing to the claimant must be filed with the Public Works Division of the Indiana Department of Administration within 60 days after the last labor performed, last materials furnished or last services rendered | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | Amount of Bond: Each of the four statutes requires a bond for the total price of the general contract if the project is required to be bonded. | Indiana | Indiana Code, Title 4, Article 13.6, Chapter 7, §§4-13.6-7-5 to 4-13.6-7-11; Title 5, Article 16, Chapter 5, §§5-16-5-1 to 5-16-5-2; Title 8, Article 23, Chapter 9, §§8-23-9-8 to 8-23-9-33; Title 36, Article 1, Chapter 12, §§36-1-12-12 to 36-1-12-13.1 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/indiana/ | [
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A payment bond in the amount of 100 percent of the contract price | civil actions on bonds in the class of procedures which must be initiated within 15 years after cause of action has accrued | Under $25,000 | [
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Both payment and performance bonds in an amount equal to the full contract amount | no action may be commenced after the expiration of one year from the date on which the last of the labor was performed or material was supplied | null | [
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] | maine | shall have given written notice to the contractor within 90 days from the date on which such claimant performed the last of the labor or furnished or supplied the last of the material for which such claim is made | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | MAINE Bonds Required: Bonds are required in Maine regarding any contract exceeding $125,000 for the construction, alteration or repair of any public building or other public improvement or public work. | Maine | Maine Revised Statutes, Title 14, Chapter 205, Subchapter 3, §871 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/maine/ | [
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50 percent of the total amount payable under the prime contract | no more than one year after the public body finally accepts the work performed under the contract | null | [
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] | maryland | must give written notice to the prime contractor within 90 days from the date on which the claimant performed the last of the labor or furnished the last of the material for which such claim is made | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | MARYLAND Amount of Bond: 50 percent of the total amount payable under the prime contract. | Maryland | Maryland Code Annotated, Finance and Procurement, Title 17, §§17-101 to 17-111 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/maryland/ | [
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not less than one-half of the total contact price | Within one year after the day such claimant last performed the labor or furnished the labor, materials, equipment, appliances or transportation included in his claim | null | [
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in an amount not less than the amount of the contract | it shall be commenced within one year after the day on which the last of the labor was performed or material was supplied by the person bringing the action | Whenever a contract is less than $25,000, the owners may elect to make a lump sum payment at the end of the job. In such cases, a performance bond is not required. | [
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] | mississippi | must give written notice to the contractor by hand delivery or certified mail within a 90-day period after the date on which the last of the labor was performed by him or the last of the materials was furnished by him | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | MISSISSIPPI Amount of Bond (excepting state highway projects): A performance bond payable to, in favor of, or for the protection of such public body, as owner, for the work to be done in an amount not less than the amount of the contract, conditioned for the full and faithful performance of the contract; a payment bond... | Mississippi | Mississippi Code Annotated, Title 31, Chapter 5, §§31-5-51 to 31-5-57 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/mississippi/ | [
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Full contract price for state contracts | within 90 days from and after the completion of the contract and the acceptance of the work by the public officials | A school district may waive their requirements of these bonds for contracts under $7,500. Other state or governmental authorities may waive their requirements for under $50,000. | [
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The payment bond shall be not less than 50 percent of the contract price | no such action may be commenced after the expiration of one year from the date on which the claimant performed the last of the labor or furnished the last of the material | Contracts less than $100,000 are excluded from bond requirements | [
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] | new-jersey | shall provide the contractor with written notice via certified mail, prior to furnishing work, that such person is a beneficiary under the bond | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | NEW JERSEY Amount of Bond: At least 100 percent of the contract price. | New Jersey | New Jersey Statutes Annotated, Title 2A, §§2A:44-143 to 44-147 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/new-jersey/ | [
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not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price | No suit on the construction payment bond may be commenced after the expiration of one year from the date of final “settlement” of the contract as defined by statute | null | [
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] | new-mexico | must serve written notice to the principal contractor within ninety (90) days from the date on which such person performed the last of the labor or furnished or supplied the last of the material | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | NEW MEXICO Amount of Bond: For contracts greater than $25,000 (NMSA § 13-4-18.A), the prime contractor shall deliver to the state agency or local public body administering the contract for the public works, and with the prime contractor as bond principal, a payment bond for the protection of all persons supplying labor... | New Mexico | New Mexico Statutes Annotated, Chapter 13, Section 4, §§ 13-4-1 to 13-4-24; Chapter 48, Section 2A, §§ 48-2A-1 to 48-2A-12 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/new-mexico/ | [
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100 percent of the contract price | one year from the day on which the last of the labor was performed or material was furnished by the claimant | Under $300,000 ($500,000 for state contracts) | [
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at least equal to the price stated in the contract | upon which a suit is not commenced within one year after completion and acceptance of the project, is barred | null | [
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null | suit must be commenced not later than one year from date of acceptance of the public improvement by the Public Authority | No specific statutory provision | [
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100 percent of the contract amount | No action shall be brought on said payment bond after one year from the date on which the last of the labor was performed or materials or parts furnished | Under $50,000 | [
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] | oklahoma | must give written notice to the contractor and surety on said payment bond within 90 days from the date on which said person did or performed the last of the labor or furnished or supplied the last of the material or parts | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | OKLAHOMA Amount of Bond: 100 percent of the contract amount. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma Statutes, Title 61, §61.2 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/oklahoma/ | [
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a payment bond in an amount equal to the full contract price | A claimant may institute an action on the contractor’s bond not later than two years after the person last provided labor or materials | Contracts less than $100,000 are excluded from payment bond requirements; or in the case of contracts for highways, bridges and other transportation projects, less than $50,000 | [
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] | oregon | must be sent by registered or certified mail or hand delivered no later than 180 days after the day the person last provided labor or furnished materials | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | OREGON Amount of Payment Bond: Unless an exemption applies, a successful bidder for a public improvement contract shall promptly execute and deliver to the contracting agency a payment bond in an amount equal to the full contract price, solely for the protection of claimants under ORS §279C.600. | Oregon | Oregon Revised Statutes, Volume 7, Title 26, Chapter 279C, §§279C.380, 279C.390, 279C.600 to 279C.625 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/oregon/ | [
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100 percent of the contract price | An action upon any payment or performance bond must be commenced after the expiration of 90 days, but within one year, after performance | Under $5,000 | [
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] | pennsylvania | may bring an action on the payment bond only if he has given written notice to such contractor within 90 days from the date on which the claimant performed the last of the labor or furnished the last of the materials | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | PENNSYLVANIA Amount of Bond: 100 percent of the contract price. | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Title 8, §§191-202 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/pennsylvania/ | [
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a payment bond for not less than one-half the contract amount plus any additions, enlargement or increase thereto | Suit must instituted by all claimants within six months after final acceptance of the work by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | null | [
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] | puerto-rico | shall have the right to file suit on the bond without necessity for previous notice | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | PUERTO RICO Amount of Bond: Public Bonds. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico requires a payment bond for not less than one-half the contract amount plus any additions, enlargement or increase thereto. | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico Laws Annotated, Title 22, Chapter 3 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/puerto-rico/ | [
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Not less than 50 percent and not more than 100 percent of the contract price | Any time after the expiration of 90 days after the day which the last of the labor was furnished or performed or material or equipment was furnished or supplied by any person claiming, but within two years | null | [
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] | rhode-island | upon giving written notice to the contractor within 90 days of the date on which the person furnished or performed the last labor, materials or supplies | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | RHODE ISLAND Amount of Bond: Not less than 50 percent and not more than 100 percent of the contract price. | Rhode Island | Rhode Island General Laws, Chapter 37-12, §§37-12-1 to 37-12-11 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/rhode-island/ | [
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For other public improvement contracts, a performance and payment bond, both equal to 100 percent of the contract price | suit must be brought within one year after plaintiff last supplied materials or labor | Under $10,000 (highway work) | [
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] | south-carolina | must give written notice to contractor within 90 days from the date on which claimant did or performed the last of the labor or furnished or supplied the last of the material | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | SOUTH CAROLINA Amount of Bond: For public highway construction contracts, a performance bond for 100 percent of the contract and in no case less than $10,000; payment bond not less than 50 percent of the contract. | South Carolina | South Carolina Code of Laws, Title 29, Chapter 5, §29-5-440 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/south-carolina/ | [
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may be issued for the total cost of the improvements | null | The state may waive the bond requirement on contracts of less than $50,000 for any public improvement | [
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] | south-dakota | Notice of a suit must be given to all known creditors informing each of their right to intervene | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | SOUTH DAKOTA Amount of Bond: Municipal improvement bonds may be issued for the total cost of the improvements. | South Dakota | South Dakota Codified Laws, Title 5, Chapter 18A, §5-18A-14. Title 5, Chapter 21, §§5-21-1 to 5-21-8. Title 9, Chapter 44, §9-44-3 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/south-dakota/ | [
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Bond shall be 25 percent of the contract price on all public contracts (except highways) in excess of $100,000 | an action shall be brought or claims so filed within six months following the completion of such public work | null | [
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] | tennessee | shall, after such labor or material is furnished and within 90 days after the completion of such public work, give written notice to either the contractor who executed the bond or the public official | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | TENNESSEE PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND HIGHWAY PROJECTS Amount of Bond: Bond shall be 25 percent of the contract price on all public contracts (except highways) in excess of $100,000. | Tennessee | Tennessee Code, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 2, §§12-4-201 to 12-4-206; Title 54, Chapter 5, Part 1, 54-5-119 to 54-5-127 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/tennessee/ | [
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The amount of the contract | No suit may be brought on the payment bond after the expiration of one year after the date the notice of claim is mailed | When the governmental entity is not a municipality or a joint board created under Subchapter D, Chapter 22 of the Transportation Code, contracts excluded are those less than $25,000. When the governmental entity is a municipality or a joint board created under Subchapter D, Chapter 22 of the Transportation Code, contra... | [
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] | texas | must mail to the prime contractor and the surety written notice of the claim on or before the 15th day of the third month after each month in which any of the claimed labor was performed | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | TEXAS Amount of Bond: The amount of the contract. | Texas | Texas Government Code, Title 10, Subtitle F, Chapters 2253, 2267 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/texas/ | [
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A payment bond must be in an amount equal to 100 percent of the price specified in the contract | to one year after the date of last supplied, labor, service, equipment and/or material for which the claim is made | There are no contracts excluded | [
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] | utah | a preliminary notice must be filed with the State Construction Registry before making a payment bond claim | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | UTAH Amount of Bond: A payment bond must be in an amount equal to 100 percent of the price specified in the contract. | Utah | Utah Code, Title 14, Chapter 1, §§14-1-18 to 14-1-20; Title 38, Chapter 1b, §§38-1b-101 to 38-1b-203; Title 63G, Chapter 6, §§63G-6-505, 63G-6-506 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/utah/ | [
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null | Within one year after filing the claim, the claimant must file suit in Superior Court | null | [
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] | vermont | Claimants must file a sworn statement of claim under the bond with the secretary within 90 days after final acceptance of the project by the state | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | VERMONT Amount of Bond: The Agency of Transportation has the power to require any contractor employed in a state project to file a surety bond to the State of Vermont acceptable to the agency. | Vermont | Vermont Statutes, Title 19, Chapter 1, §10 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/vermont/ | [
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Payment bonds in the sum of the prime contract amount | within one year after the day on which the claimant last performed labor or last furnished materials | null | [
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] | virginia | must give written notice of the bond claim to the prime contractor within 90 days from the date on which the claimant performed the last labor or furnished the last material | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | VIRGINIA Amount of Bond: Payment bonds in the sum of the prime contract amount required on all public construction contracts exceeding $500,000 and all state transportation related projects exceeding $350,000. | Virginia | Code of Virginia, Title 2.2, Chapter 43, §§2.2-4337 to 2.2-4341 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/virginia/ | [
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100 percent of the contract amount | No special statutory provision for suit against payment bond is in the statute but it is subject to the general six-year statute of limitations for contract actions | when the contract is for $150,000 or less, then at the option of the contractor or the general contractor/construction manager as defined in RCW 39.10.210, the public body may retain 10 percent of the contract price | [
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] | washington | shall, not later than 10 days after the date of the first delivery of such materials or supplies, deliver or mail a notice to the contractor | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | Types of Projects: Any contract for a public improvement by Washington State, or any county, municipality or other public body within Washington, requires a surety bond in the amount of 100 percent of the contract amount except: (1) when the contract is for $150,000 or less, then at the option of the contractor or the ... | Washington | RCW 39.08.010, RCW 39.08.030(1)(a) | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/washington/ | [
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penal sum equal at least to the reasonable cost of the materials, machinery, equipment and labor required for the completion of said contract | null | null | [
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At least equal to contract price | No later than one year after the completion of the work under the contract | the state may not require a bond on contracts not exceeding $148,000. On contracts with local governments, the local government may not require a bond on contracts not exceeding $74,000 | [
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] | wisconsin | within 60 days after the first provision of labor or materials, notified the prime contractor in writing | https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law | WISCONSIN Amount of Bond: At least equal to contract price. | Wisconsin | Wisconsin Statutes, Chapter 779, §779.15, cited as Wis. Stat. §779.15 | https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/wisconsin/ | [
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Not less than one-half of the contract price, except where such price exceeds $150,000, in which case the bond shall be in such amount as the appropriate officer, agency or governing body deemed sufficient | Suit must be brought within one year after the date of the first publication of notice of final payment of the contract | $7,500 or under | [
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State public works payment bond requirements (Little Miller Acts)
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Do I need a payment bond on this public works project, and what are the deadlines? Every US state has a 'Little Miller Act' requiring bonds on public construction contracts, but the contract value that triggers the requirement, the bond amount, the notice a subcontractor must serve to preserve a claim, and the deadline for suing on the bond all differ by state. One record per state and territory, each carrying that state's own statutory citation, plus a federal Miller Act row for comparison. Coverage is payment bond law; a performance bond threshold is recorded only for the handful of states whose source states one. States answer the contract-value question in two different ways and the record says which: 'Payment bond required above' is a figure the source states a bond IS required at or above, and 'Contracts excluded' is a figure or class the source states is outside the requirement, or that the public body may waive. A job just above a 'Contracts excluded' figure is bonded. Answers 'Little Miller Act thresholds by state', 'do I need a bond on a $75,000 public project in Virginia', 'state payment bond requirements for construction', 'payment bond claim deadline by state'. Adjacent to mechanics-lien-deadlines, construction-retainage-limits, and construction-prompt-payment-deadlines.
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