{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pcc-20189","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PCC § 20189","heading":"","body":"All bids for construction work shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security:\n(a) Cash.\n(b) A cashier’s check made payable to the local agency.\n(c) A certified check made payable to the local agency.\n(d) A bidder’s bond executed by an admitted surety insurer, made payable to the local agency.\nUpon an award to the lowest bidder, the security of an unsuccessful bidder shall be returned in a reasonable period of time, but in no event shall that security be held by the local agency beyond 60 days from the time the award is made.","path":["Public Contract Code - PCC","DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [1100. - 22355.]","PART 3. CONTRACTING BY LOCAL AGENCIES [20100. - 22199.6.]","CHAPTER 1. Local Agency Public Construction Act [20100. - 20929.]","ARTICLE 4.5. Local Agencies—Earthquake Relief [20185. - 20189.]"],"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":"fd5b1e68b261bebef0ce99ea82e1a019fb991e6e0b15762bc1ca6916f19c6af3","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pcc-20188","next":"us-ca/pcc-20190"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}