{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pcc-20522","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PCC § 20522","heading":"","body":"(a) 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(1) Cash.\n(2) A cashier’s check made payable to the district.\n(3) A certified check made payable to the district.\n(4) A bidder’s bond executed by an admitted surety insurer, made payable to the district.\n(b) Upon 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 district 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 32. City Councils—Municipal Lighting Maintenance District Act of 1927 [20520. - 20522.]"],"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":"2e3eceb207624e79aa46e69c963fd4c7b2c2183d41e8752ed66c8c25bc0a2f83","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pcc-20521","next":"us-ca/pcc-20530"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}