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Title 32. HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES · Chapter 4. STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL ROAD SYSTEMS · Article 3. COUNTY ROAD SYSTEMS · Part 2. EXERCISE BY COUNTIES OF POWER TO CONTRACT GENERALLY

32-4-69. Bonds of successful bidder generally.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 91 of Title 36 to the contrary, when the price of a contract let to bid, other than a contract solely for engineering or other kinds of professional services, is $5,000.00 or more, no contract of a county shall be valid unless the contractor first gives:

  2. (1)

    A performance bond that meets the requirements established in Parts 1 and 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 91 of Title 36 in the amount of the bid, with one good and solvent surety, for the faithful performance of the contract and to indemnify the county for any damages occasioned by a failure to perform the same within the prescribed time;#

  3. (2)

    A payment bond that meets the requirements established in Parts 1 and 4 of Article 3 of Chapter 91 of Title 36; and#

  4. (3)

    Such other bonds required by the county in its advertisement for bids, including but not limited to public liability and property damage insurance bonds.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1922, p. 37, § 1b; Code 1933, § 95-1104; Code 1933, § 95A-825, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 498, § 11; Ga. L. 2001, p. 820, § 4; Ga. L. 2007, p. 167, § 4/HB 192.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t32-(v23a)-2019-pdf.pdf, Volume V23A, 2019 edition, page 160; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 04a286a38b4e.