Section 16753 Of Article 4. Sale Of Bonds From California Government Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 4.
16753
. (a) Each bid at a competitive sale shall be submitted to the
Treasurer in the form and by the means specified by the Treasurer by
public announcement.
(b) Each proposal for purchase of bonds in a negotiated sale shall
be made in a bond purchase contract or similar agreement approved by
the Treasurer.
(c) (1) The Treasurer shall require that each bidder in a
competitive sale or underwriter in a negotiated sale provide a good
faith deposit of at least one-half of 1 percent of the principal
amount of the bonds for which the bidder or underwriter submits a bid
or proposal. The good faith deposit shall be based upon the
principal amount of bonds offered for sale in the amount that has
been publicly announced at least one day prior to receipt of bids for
a competitive sale, or in the amount that is reasonably determined
by the Treasurer at least one day prior to a negotiated sale of
bonds. The Treasurer shall specify the form of the deposit, which may
be a cashier's check, a surety bond, a wire transfer of funds, or a
combination thereof. The deposit shall not bear interest.
(2) This subdivision shall apply only to bonds sold with a fixed
interest rate.