Section 20209.10 Of Article 6.8. Transit Design-build Contracts From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 6.8.
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. (a) Any design-build entity that is selected to design
and build a project pursuant to this article shall possess or obtain
sufficient bonding and errors and omissions insurance coverage
sufficient to cover all design and architectural services provided in
the contract consistent with this article. Nothing in this article
prohibits a general or engineering contractor from being designated
the lead entity on a design-build entity for the purposes of
purchasing necessary bonding to cover the activities of the
design-build entity.
(b) Any payment or performance bond written for the purposes of
this article shall be written using a bond form developed by the
Department of General Services pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section
14661 of the Government Code. The purpose of this subdivision is to
promote uniformity of bond forms to be used on transit operator
design-build projects throughout the state.
(c) All subcontracts that were not listed by the design-build
entity in accordance with Section 20209.6 shall be awarded by the
design-build entity. The design-build entity shall do both of the
following:
(1) Provide public notice of the availability of work to be
subcontracted in accordance with the publication requirements
applicable to the competitive bidding process of the public entity.
(2) Provide a fixed date and time on which the subcontracted work
will be awarded.
(d) Subcontractors bidding on contracts pursuant to this article
shall be afforded the protections contained in Chapter 4 (commencing
with Section 4100) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public Contract
Code.