Bond required
N.D. Cent. Code § 48-01.2-23
in effect48-01.2-23. Bond required
1. An agency construction manager, before starting any work, shall provide the governing
body with a bond that is equal to the cost of the agency construction manager's
services with the governing body. Under an agency construction manager delivery
method, each contractor performing services on the public improvement shall provide
the governing body with a separate bond for the contractor's portion of the public
improvement.
2. A construction manager at-risk, before starting any construction, shall provide the
governing body with a bond in an amount at least equal to the amount of the
guaranteed maximum price. The bond must be conditioned to be void if the contractor
and all subcontractors fully perform all terms, conditions, and provisions of the
construction services contract and pay all bills or claims on account of labor and
materials, including supplies used for machinery and equipment, performed, furnished,
and used in the performance of the contract, including all demands of subcontractors.
The requirement that bills and claims be paid must include the requirement that
interest of the amount authorized under section 13-01.1-02 be paid on bills and claims
not paid within ninety days. The bond is security for all bills, claims, and demands until
fully paid, with preference to labor and material suppliers as to payment. The bond
must run to the governing body, but any person having a lawful claim against the
contractor may sue on the bond. Under a construction manager at-risk delivery
method, the governing body may not require each contractor performing services on
the public improvement to provide a separate bond for the contractor's portion of the
public improvement.
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