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The contract requires performance and payment bonds each in the full amount of the contract sum. Which bond amount should be furnished after award?

Correct Answer

D) One hundred percent of the contract sum for each required bond

If the contract requires each bond in the full amount of the contract sum, each bond's penal sum is 100 percent of the contract amount. Other choices understate or use unrelated project amounts.

Answer Options
A
Apply the Ten percent of the contract sum limit to the bond penal sum check
B
Base the bond penal sum response on the first month's pay application
C
Base the bond penal sum response on the subcontractor's largest purchase order
D
One hundred percent of the contract sum for each required bond

Why This Is the Correct Answer

If the contract requires each bond in the full amount of the contract sum, each bond's penal sum is 100 percent of the contract amount. Other choices understate or use unrelated project amounts.

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