2-Bid Guaranty and Performance.pdf
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- 25/0343
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- Harris County, Texas
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This document is a Bid Guaranty and Performance/Payment Bond Information and Requirements document from Harris County, Texas, outlining the financial guaranty requirements for bidders on county contracts. Bidders must submit either an individual bid bond or a bank cashier's check, both payable to Harris County and representing 5% of the total bid amount for each separate bid. The successful bidder is required to execute and furnish a performance and/or payment bond within ten days after contract award, with the bond amount equal to the contract value and executed by a surety company authorized to do business in Texas.
If a bidder submits a bank cashier's check as guaranty, Harris County may choose to hold the check until contract completion or require a performance/payment bond. The prescribed bond application is available from Harris County's Office of the Purchasing Agent, located at 1001 Preston, Suite 670, Houston, Texas 77002. Failure to return performance and/or payment bond forms and related documents within ten days may result in the county rendering the award ineffective. Additionally, written verification of bond validity from the contractor's surety is required before any payments will be made.
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BID GUARANTY AND PERFORMANCE/PAYMENT BOND
INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS
A guaranty shall be submitted with each bid that the bidder will execute and furnish a performance and/or payment bond within ten days after award of the contract and receipt of performance/payment bond application form. Guaranty may be submitted in either of these forms:
A. Individual bid bond payable to Harris County for 5% of the total amount of each separate bid, or
B. Bank cashier’s check payable to Harris County for 5% of the total amount of each separate bid.
If the successful bidder submits a bank cashier’s check as guaranty, Harris County may elect to hold the check until all provisions of the contract have been completed, or require the contractor to make a performance and/or payment bond. The performance and/or payment bond shall be in the amount equal to the amount of money to be paid by the County under the contract, unless otherwise stated, and shall be executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Texas. The prescribed performance and/or payment bond application is available to the bidder from Harris County, and is the only form Harris County will accept.
If the performance and/or payment bond forms and related documents are not returned to the Harris
County Office of the Purchasing Agent, 1001 Preston, Suite 670, Houston, Texas 77002, within ten days, Harris County has the right to render the award ineffective. Written verification of the validity of the bond shall be received by the Office of the Purchasing Agent from the contractor’s surety before any payments will be made.
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