Oklahoma § 61-1 Bond to be furnished on public works contracts.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 61-1 — Bond to be furnished on public works contracts.

Oklahoma § 61-1

Title 61Public Buildings And Public Works

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 61, § 61-1 (2026).

Text

A.Prior to an award of a contract exceeding One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) for construction or repair of a public or private building, structure, or improvement on public real property, the person that receives the award shall furnish a bond with good and sufficient sureties payable to the state in a sum not less than the total sum of the contract.

B.The bond shall ensure the proper and prompt completion of the work in accordance with the contract and shall ensure that the contractor shall pay all indebtedness the contractor incurs for the contractor's subcontractors and all suppliers of labor, material, rental of machinery or equipment, and repair of and parts for equipment the contract requires the contractor to furnish.

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A. Prior to an award of a contract exceeding One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) for construction or repair of a public or private building, structure, or improvement on public real property, the person that receives the award shall furnish a bond with good and sufficient sureties payable to the state in a sum not less than the total sum of the contract. B. The bond shall ensure the proper and prompt completion of the work in accordance with the contract and shall ensure that the contractor shall pay all indebtedness the contractor incurs for the contractor's subcontractors and all suppliers of labor, material, rental of machinery or equipment, and repair of and parts for equipment the contract requires the contractor to furnish.

Legislative History

R.L.1910, § 3881. Amended by Laws 1951, p. 168, § 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 1951; Laws 1955, p. 335, § 1, emerg. eff. June 6, 1955; Laws 1961, p. 459, § 1 emerg. eff. May 15, 1961; Laws 1965, c. 518, § 1, emerg. eff. July 22, 1965; Laws 1968, c. 77, § 1, emerg. eff. March 25, 1968; Laws 1980, c. 76, § 1, eff. July 1, 1980; Laws 1983, c. 125, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1983; Laws 1986, c. 110, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 1986; Laws 1989, c. 286, § 5, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1992, c. 239, § 1, emerg. eff. May 19, 1992; Laws 2000, c. 363, § 1, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000; Laws 2006, c. 271, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2012, c. 241, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 302; Laws 2022, c. 238, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.