Title 07 Finance
Chapter 07.02 Bonds in Favor of City
Section 07.02.120 Term
- Public official’s bonds must be written for a term co-extensive with the officer’s term in office and so as to render the surety bound for at least three years after the principal leaves office.
- Bid bonds must secure the bid for as long as specified in the invitation or request for proposals document, or for thirty days if not so specified, and, in the case of the successful bidder, until the contract is made. Bid bonds are released or exonerated when the contract is executed.
- Contractor’s bonds must remain in force until acceptance and final payment by the City and, when the contractor warrants or guarantees the work, during the warranty or guaranty period.
- Unless otherwise specified, license bonds and contractor’s bonds providing blanket coverage of all the principal’s activities over a period of time expire after December 31st, and must be renewed or extended annually.
Date Passed: Monday, May 7, 2007
Effective Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Recodification ORD C34024 Section 1