§ 228.102-1 - General.

228.102-1 General.

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Link to an amendment published at 85 FR 61504, Sept. 29, 2020.

The requirement for performance and payment bonds is waived for cost-reimbursement contracts. However, for cost-type contracts with fixed-price construction subcontracts over $35$40,000, require the prime contractor to obtain from each of its construction subcontractors performance and payment protections in favor of the prime contractor as follows:

(1) For fixed-price construction subcontracts over $35$40,000, but not exceeding $150,000, payment protection sufficient to pay labor and material costs, using any of the alternatives listed at FAR 28.102-1(b)(1).

(2) For fixed-price construction subcontracts over $150,000 -

(i) A payment bond sufficient to pay labor and material costs; and

(ii) A performance bond in an equal amount if available at no additional cost.

[68 FR 36945, June 20, 2003, as amended at 71 FR 75892, Dec. 19, 2006; 75 FR 45074, Aug. 2, 2010; 80 FR 36904, June 26, 2015; 85 FR 61504, Sept. 29, 2020]