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

For Delaware, payment bond threshold is A special state body, the Contracting and Purchasing Advisory Council, sets the threshold amount for “large public works” where bonds are required; bond amount is 100 percent of the contract price; claim deadline is no suit on the bond shall be commenced after the expiration of one year following the date which the successful bidder ceased work on the contract; preliminary notice required is No special statutory provision, review bond for timeframes; statutory citation is Delaware Code Annotated, Title 29, Chapter 69, §6962, verified against its source on 2026-08-17.

- **State:** Delaware _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Payment bond threshold:** A special state body, the Contracting and Purchasing Advisory Council, sets the threshold amount for “large public works” where bonds are required _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Bond amount:** 100 percent of the contract price _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Claim deadline:** no suit on the bond shall be commenced after the expiration of one year following the date which the successful bidder ceased work on the contract _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Preliminary notice required:** No special statutory provision, review bond for timeframes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Delaware Code Annotated, Title 29, Chapter 69, §6962 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> DELAWARE BONDS ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS Amount of Bond: 100 percent of the contract price. Labor and Material Covered: Every firm furnishing material or performing labor under the contract of a successful bidder on a public works project for which the successful bidder is liable may maintain an action thereon for the recovery of such sum as may be due from the contractor. “Material” is defined to mean materials, equipment, tools, supplies or any other personal property but does not include electric, gas, water, telephone or similar utilities. Notice Required: No special statutory provision, review bond for timeframes. Time for Suit: If the bond so provides, no suit on the bond shall be commenced after the expiration of one year following the date which the successful bidder ceased work on the contract. Otherwise, suits may be commenced at any time within three years following the date the last work was performed on the contract. Contracts Excluded: A special state body, the Contracting and Purchasing Advisory Council, sets the threshold amount for “large public works” where bonds are required. Penalty for Failure to Take Bond: No special statutory provision. Statutory Citation: Delaware Code Annotated, Title 29, Chapter 69, §6962.

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-17. Review by: 2027-08-17.
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