Utah

For Utah, payment bond threshold is There are no contracts excluded; bond amount is A payment bond must be in an amount equal to 100 percent of the price specified in the contract; claim deadline is to one year after the date of last supplied, labor, service, equipment and/or material for which the claim is made; preliminary notice required is a preliminary notice must be filed with the State Construction Registry before making a payment bond claim; statutory citation is Utah Code, Title 14, Chapter 1, §§14-1-18 to 14-1-20; Title 38, Chapter 1b, §§38-1b-101 to 38-1b-203; Title 63G, Chapter 6, §§63G-6-505, 63G-6-506, verified against its source on 2026-08-17.

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UTAH Amount of Bond: A payment bond must be in an amount equal to 100 percent of the price specified in the contract. Labor and Material Covered: Labor, service, equipment and/or material supplied to the contractor or its subcontractors for the performance of the work provided for in the contract. Notice Required: No later than 15 days after commencement of physical construction work at a government project site, the original contractor, owner, or owner-builder shall file a notice of commencement with the State Construction Registry. The notice of commencement must include the: (1) owner’s name, address and email address; (2) original contractor’s name, address and email address; (3) payment bond surety’s name and address or a statement that a payment bond was not required; (4) project’s address, if it reasonably identifies the project, or the name and general description of the location of the project if the address does not reasonably identify the project; and (5) government project-identifying information. For subcontractors and suppliers, a preliminary notice must be filed with the State Construction Registry before making a payment bond claim. Conversely, those who contract directly with a project’s owner (i.e., prime contractors) do not have to file a preliminary notice. Subcontractors and suppliers of all tiers must file a preliminary notice within 20 days of their first furnishing labor, service, equipment and/or material to a project or within 20 days of the filing of the notice of commencement, whichever is later. Preliminary notices filed after this timeframe only become effective five days after the date on which they are filed and preclude a subcontractor or supplier from filing a claim for compensation earned for labor, service, equipment and/or material furnished prior to the effective date of the preliminary notice, except as against the person with whom the subcontractor or supplier contracted. The preliminary notice must include the: (1) government project-identifying information; (2) claimant’s name, address and telephone number; (3) name and address of the person who contracted for the labor, service, equipment and/or material; (4) name of the record or reputed owner of the project; (5) name of the original contract under which the work is performed; and (6) project address or a description of the location of the project. A subcontractor or supplier who provides labor, service, equipment, and/or material before the filing of a notice of commencement need not file a preliminary notice to maintain any right they would otherwise have, if the notice of commencement is filed more than 15 days after the day on which the subcontractor or supplier begins work on the project. Time for Suit: A period commencing 90 days after the date on which claimant supplied the last of the labor, service, equipment and/or material for which it claims payment to one year after the date of last supplied, labor, service, equipment and/or material for which the claim is made. Contracts Excluded: There are no contracts excluded. However, rules may provide for waiver of the payment bond requirement for circumstances in which the state considers a payment bond to be unnecessary to protect the state. Penalty for Failure to Take Bond: If the state or a political subdivision fails to obtain a payment bond, it shall, upon demand by a person who has furnished labor or supplied materials to the contractor or subcontractor for the work provided for in a contract promptly make payment to that person. That person shall have a direct right of action against the state or the political subdivision upon giving written notice to the state or political subdivision within 90 days from the date on which such person performed the last of the labor or supplied the last of the material for which claim is made. The person shall state in the notice a designation of the construction project and its location, the amount claimed, and the name of the party for whom the labor was performed or to whom the material was supplied. The notice shall be served by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, on the state agency or political subdivision that is a party to the contract. No such action 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 such person. There is some question as to whether preliminary notice is required as a prerequisite to commencing a failure to obtain payment bond action. Statutory Citation: Utah Code, Title 14, Chapter 1, §§14-1-18 to 14-1-20; Title 38, Chapter 1b, §§38-1b-101 to 38-1b-203; Title 63G, Chapter 6, §§63G-6-505, 63G-6-506.

— fullertonlaw.com, retrieved 2026-08-17

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

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