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§ 7 — PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS

Dallas City Code (7/2026 Code (S-33): Vols. I-II current through Ordinance 33447, passed June 10, 2026; Vol. III through Ordinance 33484, passed June 24, 2026) · Dallas City Charter ch. XXII, § 7

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SEC. 7. PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS.

Any prime contractor entering into a public contract with the city for the construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or structure, or for the prosecution or completion of any public work, shall be required, before commencing such work, to execute a performance bond in a good and sufficient amount, as required by law, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the work in accordance with the plans, specifications, and contract documents. The bond must be solely for the protection of the city. The contractor shall also be required, before commencing such work, to execute a payment bond in a good and sufficient amount, as required by law, solely for the protection of all claimants supplying labor and material in the prosecution of the work provided for in the contract, for the use of each claimant. The bonds must be made by a bonding company authorized to do business in the State of Texas, and legal venue for enforcement of the bonds lies exclusively in Dallas County, Texas. A resident of Dallas County must be appointed as agent for delivery of notice and service of process by the surety. (Amend. of 6-12-73, Prop. No. 40; Amend. of 5-1-93, Prop. No. 4)