Section 20209.10.

(a) Any design-build entity that is selected to design and build a project pursuant to this article shall possess or obtain sufficient bonding and errors and omissions insurance coverage sufficient to cover all design and architectural services provided in the contract consistent with this article. Nothing in this article prohibits a general or engineering contractor from being designated the lead entity on a design-build entity for the purposes of purchasing necessary bonding to cover the activities of the design-build entity.

(b) Any payment or performance bond written for the purposes of this article shall be written using a bond form developed by the Department of General Services pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 14661 of the Government Code. The purpose of this subdivision is to promote uniformity of bond forms to be used on transit operator design-build projects throughout the state.

(c) All subcontracts that were not listed by the design-build entity in accordance with Section 20209.6 shall be awarded by the design-build entity. The design-build entity shall do both of the following:

(1) Provide public notice of the availability of work to be subcontracted in accordance with the publication requirements applicable to the competitive bidding process of the public entity.

(2) Provide a fixed date and time on which the subcontracted work will be awarded.

(d) Subcontractors bidding on contracts pursuant to this article shall be afforded the protections contained in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4100) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.

(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 541, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001. Repealed as of January 1, 2015, pursuant to Section 20209.14.)