Oklahoma § 61-1 - Bond to be furnished on public works contracts
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 61-1 — Bond to be furnished on public works contracts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 61-1. Bond to be furnished on public works contracts
A. Prior to an award of a contract exceeding One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) for construction or repair of a
public or private building, structure, or improvement on public real
property, the person that receives the award shall furnish a bond
with good and sufficient sureties payable to the state in a sum not
less than the total sum of the contract.
B. The bond shall ensure the proper and prompt completion of
the work in accordance with the contract and shall ensure that the
contractor shall pay all indebtedness the contractor incurs for the
contractor's subcontractors and all suppliers of labor, material,
rental of machinery or equipment, and repair of and parts for
equipment the contract requires the contractor to furnish.
R.L.1910, § 3881. Amended by Laws 1951, p. 168, § 1, emerg. eff.
May 1, 1951; Laws 1955, p. 335, § 1, emerg. eff. June 6, 1955; Laws
1961, p. 459, § 1 emerg. eff. May 15, 1961; Laws 1965, c. 518, § 1,
emerg. eff. July 22, 1965; Laws 1968, c. 77, § 1, emerg. eff. March
25, 1968; Laws 1980, c. 76, § 1, eff. July 1, 1980; Laws 1983, c.
125, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1983; Laws 1986, c. 110, § 1, emerg. eff.
April 9, 1986; Laws 1989, c. 286, § 5, operative July 1, 1989; Laws
1992, c. 239, § 1, emerg. eff. May 19, 1992; Laws 2000, c. 363, § 1,
emerg. eff. June 6, 2000; Laws 2006, c. 271, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006;
Laws 2012, c. 241, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 302;
Laws 2022, c. 238, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 61-1
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Section 61-1 ("Bond to be furnished on public works contracts") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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