2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 24 - Government - State
Procurement Code
Article 105 - Construction Contracts
Part 2 - Bonds
§ 24-105-202. Contract performance and payment bonds

(1) When a construction contract is awarded in excess of one hundred fifty thousand dollars, the following bonds or security shall be delivered to the state and shall become binding on the parties upon the execution of the contract:

(a) A performance bond satisfactory to the state, executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state or otherwise secured in a manner satisfactory to the state, in an amount equal to fifty percent of the price specified in the contract; and

(b) A payment bond satisfactory to the state, executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state or otherwise secured in a manner satisfactory to the state, for the protection of all persons supplying labor and material to the contractor or its subcontractors for the performance of the work provided for in the contract. The bond shall be in an amount equal to fifty percent of the price specified in the contract.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the state to require a performance bond or other security in addition to those bonds or in circumstances other than those specified in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) Suits on payment bonds and labor and payment bonds shall be brought in accordance with sections 38-26-105 to 38-26-107, C.R.S.