# Connecticut — State public works payment and performance bond thresholds (Little Miller Acts)

For Connecticut, payment bond threshold is Under $100,000; bond amount is A bond in the amount of the contract is required; claim deadline is No suit may be commenced after the expiration of one year after the day on which the last of the labor was performed or material was supplied by the claimant; preliminary notice required is may enforce the right to payment under the bond by serving a written notice of claim within 180 days; statutory citation is Connecticut General Statutes, Title 49, Chapter 847, §§49-41 to 49-42, verified against its source on 2026-08-17.

- **State:** Connecticut _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Payment bond threshold:** Under $100,000 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Bond amount:** A bond in the amount of the contract is required _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Claim deadline:** No suit may be commenced after the expiration of one year after the day on which the last of the labor was performed or material was supplied by the claimant _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Preliminary notice required:** may enforce the right to payment under the bond by serving a written notice of claim within 180 days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Connecticut General Statutes, Title 49, Chapter 847, §§49-41 to 49-42 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> CONNECTICUT Amount of Bond: A bond in the amount of the contract is required. Labor and Material Covered: Labor and materials in the prosecution of the work provided for in contract for the construction, alteration or repair of any public building or public work of the state or any subdivision thereof. The word “material” includes the rental of equipment used in the prosecution of such work. Notice Required: Every person who has furnished labor or material in the prosecution of the work provided for in a contract for which a statutory payment bond is required is entitled to payment within 30 days after the party with whom that person has contracted, whether the general contractor or a subcontractor, receives payment for that person’s work. Any person who performed work or supplied materials for which a requisition was submitted to the awarding authority and who does not receive full payment for such work or materials within 60 days of the applicable payment date set forth above, or any person who supplied materials or performed subcontracting work not included on a requisition who has not received payment within 60 days after the day on which the last of the labor was done or performed, may enforce the right to payment under the bond by serving a written notice of claim within 180 days from the date when such person performed the last of the labor or furnished the last of the material for which claim is made, on the surety that issued the bond and a copy of the notice on the principal contractor. The notice shall state with substantial accuracy the amount claimed, name of the party for whom labor was performed or to whom materials were furnished and a detailed description of the bonded public project involved. Within 90 days after service of the notice of claim, the surety must pay the claim or such amount which is not disputed in good faith and must notify the claimant as to any unpaid portion for which liability is denied. Notices shall be served by registered mail or certified mail, postage prepaid, in envelopes addressed to any office at which the surety, principal or claimant conducts his business, or in any manner in which civil process may be served. Time for Suit: No suit may be commenced after the expiration of one year after the day on which the last of the labor was performed or material was supplied by the claimant. Contracts Excluded: Under $100,000. Municipal Liability for Failure to Obtain Bond: In the event that any political subdivision of the state fails to obtain delivery of the payment bond required by statute, any person who has not been paid by the contractor shall have the same right of action against such political subdivision of the state as such person would have had against a surety. Statutory Citation: Connecticut General Statutes, Title 49, Chapter 847, §§49-41 to 49-42.

## Source

- https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law

Last verified: 2026-08-17. Review by: 2027-08-17.
Part of [State public works payment and performance bond thresholds (Little Miller Acts)](https://referencesource.org/state-public-works-bond-thresholds/).