If the owners fail to elect to take the work and to enter into a written contract therefor within 10 days, or to commence the work within 15 days after the date of the written contract, and to prosecute the same with diligence to completion, a contract shall be entered into with the original bidder to whom the contract was awarded at the prices specified in his bid.
Cal. Pub. Cont. Code § 20486
Public Entities—Municipal Improvement Act of 1913
Known as the Local Agency Public Construction Act
The act spans §§ 20100–20929 (618 sections).
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 465, Sec. 11.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.