Public Contract Code section 10198.3

(a)

The design-build entity shall provide payment and performance bonds for the project in the form and in the amount required by the director, and issued by a California admitted surety. The amount of the payment bond shall not be less than the amount of the performance bond.

(b)

The design-build contract shall require errors and omissions insurance coverage for the design elements of the project.

(c)

The department shall develop a standard form of payment and performance bond for its design-build projects.

Source: Section 10198.3, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PCC§ionNum=10198.­3.­ (updated Jul. 16, 2021; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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