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Cal. PCC § 10225

This is the official text of Cal. PCC § 10225, part of California’s Public Contract Code — governs how California government agencies award and manage contracts.

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Official statutory text

No payment shall be made upon the contract to the contractor or any assignee of the contractor until any order by the director that a sufficient surety be substituted on the bond or that a new, additional, or supplemental bond be given, is satisfied. No cancellation of or withdrawal of a surety from a bond is effective unless approved by the director.

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