Public Contract Code section 20486

If the owners fail to elect to take the work and to enter into a written contract therefor within 10 days, or to commence the work within 15 days after the date of the written contract, and to prosecute the same with diligence to completion, a contract shall be entered into with the original bidder to whom the contract was awarded at the prices specified in his bid.

Source: Section 20486, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PCC§ionNum=20486.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1982; accessed Jul. 28, 2025).

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