{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-8730","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 8730","heading":"","body":"If the contract price for a work of improvement is not a fixed price, the amount of security provided under this chapter shall be the guaranteed maximum price or, if there is no guaranteed maximum price, the owner’s and direct contractor’s good faith estimate of the reasonable value of the work to be provided pursuant to the contract.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274. - 9566.]","PART 6. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT [8000. - 9566.]","TITLE 2. PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT [8160. - 8851.]","CHAPTER 7. Security for Large Project [8700. - 8730.]","ARTICLE 3. Form of Security [8720. - 8730.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"9b19461e4d6ffb0027954b14147386ff056871b86b960bff6b46bfdb8ed466e3","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-8728","next":"us-ca/civ-8800"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}