{"code":"PCC","codeName":"Public Contract Code","section":"20486","citation":"Pub. Contract Code, § 20486","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [1100. - 22355.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-contract-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 3. CONTRACTING BY LOCAL AGENCIES [20100. - 22199.6.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-contract-code/division-2/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Local Agency Public Construction Act [20100. - 20929.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-contract-code/division-2/part-3/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 29. Public Entities—Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 [20480. - 20497.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-contract-code/division-2/part-3/chapter-1/article-29"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 465, Sec. 11.","effective":null,"html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-contract-code/public-entities-municipal-improvement-act-of-1913-20486","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}