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

For New Hampshire, payment bond threshold is an expenditure of $75,000 in behalf of the state or $125,000 in behalf of a political subdivision; bond amount is a bond in an amount equal to at least 100 percent of the contract price; claim deadline is shall within 90 days after the completion and acceptance of the project by the contracting party file a statement of claim; preliminary notice required is shall within 90 days after the completion and acceptance of the project by the contracting party file a statement of claim; statutory citation is New Hampshire Revised Statutes, Title XLI, Chapter 447, §§447:15 to 447:18, verified against its source on 2026-08-17.

- **State:** New Hampshire _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Payment bond threshold:** an expenditure of $75,000 in behalf of the state or $125,000 in behalf of a political subdivision _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Bond amount:** a bond in an amount equal to at least 100 percent of the contract price _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Claim deadline:** shall within 90 days after the completion and acceptance of the project by the contracting party file a statement of claim _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Preliminary notice required:** shall within 90 days after the completion and acceptance of the project by the contracting party file a statement of claim _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** New Hampshire Revised Statutes, Title XLI, Chapter 447, §§447:15 to 447:18 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> NEW HAMPSHIRE Amount of Bond: NH public projects, shall if said contract involves an expenditure of $75,000 in behalf of the state or $125,000 in behalf of a political subdivision, and may if it involves an expenditure of less amount, be secured by a bond in an amount equal to at least 100 percent of the contract price, or of the estimated cost of the work if no aggregate price is agreed upon. See N.H. Rev. Stat. §447:16. Labor and Material Covered: All labor performed or furnished, all equipment hired including trucks, all material used, fuels, lubricants, power, tools, hardware and supplies purchased by the principal contractor and used in carrying out said contract, and for labor and parts furnished upon the order of the contractor for the repair of equipment used in carrying out said contract. Notice Required: In order to obtain the benefit of such bond any person, firm or corporation having any claim for labor performed, materials, machinery, tools or equipment furnished, shall within 90 days after the completion and acceptance of the project by the contracting party file a statement of claim. The statement of claim must be filed with the following depending on the project: (1) with the Office of the Secretary of State (if the State is a contracting party), or (2) with the Department of Public Works and Highways (if the State is a party to said contract by or through said department), or (3) with the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for the county within which the contract shall be principally performed (if any political subdivision of the State is a contracting party). Note: there is a filing fee for filing the Bond Claim notice with the Superior Court. A copy of the statement of claim shall also be sent by mail to the principal and surety. Certified mail, with return receipt requested is recommended. Time for Suit: Within one year of the claim filing. The Complaint must be filed in the Superior Court for the county within which the contract shall be or was principally performed. Contracts Excluded: Contracts with the state which are under $75,000, and with a political subdivision which are under $125,000, may , but are not required to obtain a bond . (N.H. Rev. Stat. §447:16). Penalty for Failure to Take Bond: No statutory provision. Statutory Citation: New Hampshire Revised Statutes, Title XLI, Chapter 447, §§447:15 to 447:18.

## 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/).