{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pcc-20392.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PCC § 20392.5","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 county.\n(c) A certified check made payable to the county.\n(d) A bidder’s bond executed by an admitted surety insurer, made payable to the county.\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 county 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 25. Boards of Supervisors—County Highways [20390. - 20397.]"],"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":"dfc484eacb7f41be5c8647dd8e744bf80bf1523de1918386225c164f0e28e6a8","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pcc-20392","next":"us-ca/pcc-20393"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}