(a) If the contract is for the construction of public works, the bidder to whom the contract is awarded must execute a good and sufficient bond. The bond must be:
(1) in the full amount of the contract price;
(2) conditioned that the contractor will faithfully perform the contract; and
(3) executed, in accordance with Chapter 2253, Government Code, by a surety company authorized to do business in the state.
(b) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 865, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

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(c) The governing body of a home-rule municipality by ordinance may adopt the provisions of this section and Chapter 2253, Government Code, relating to contractors’ surety bonds, regardless of a conflicting provision in the municipality‘s charter.