{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-70398.6","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 70398.6","heading":"","body":"(a) If the Judicial Council elects to award a project pursuant to this article, retention proceeds withheld by the Judicial Council from the design-build entity shall not exceed 5 percent if a performance and payment bond, issued by an admitted surety insurer, is required in the solicitation of bids.\n(b) In a contract between the design-build entity and a subcontractor, and in a contract between a subcontractor and a subcontractor thereunder, the percentage of the retention proceeds withheld may not exceed the percentage specified in the contract between the Judicial Council and the design-build entity. If the design-build entity provides written notice to a subcontractor that is not a member of the design-build entity, prior to or at the time the bid is requested, that a bond may be required and the subcontractor subsequently is unable or refuses to furnish a bond to the design-build entity, then the design-build entity may withhold retention proceeds in excess of the percentage specified in the contract between the Judicial Council and the design-build entity from any payment made by the design-build entity to the subcontractor.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070. - 77655.]","CHAPTER 5.7. Superior Court Facilities [70301. - 70508.]","ARTICLE 7.1. Superior Court Design-Build Projects [70398. - 70398.7.]"],"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":"aa331de7ff7ce3905d8e4b5fabd2373f0e42141e1a91ffbbee874584e72eb200","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-70398.5","next":"us-ca/gov-70398.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}