{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-573.3","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 573.3","heading":"Bond mandatory.","body":"1. The obligation of the public corporation to require, and the contractor to execute and deliver said bond, shall not be limited or avoided by contract.\n2. A public corporation, with respect to a public improvement which is or has been competitively bid or negotiated, shall not require a contractor to procure a bond, as required under section 573.2, from a particular insurance or surety company, agent, or broker.","path":["Title XIV - PROPERTY (Ch. 555 - 594A)","Chapter 573 - LABOR AND MATERIAL ON PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/573.3.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:15Z","sha256":"bb141cf08b02f2ca5c835bef8875d4e7cd191460f85d02395f6e2d8a3554c188","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-573.2","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-573.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}