(a) All bids shall be accompanied by a deposit of legal tender or by a certificate of deposit, share certificate, cashier’s check, treasurer’s check, teller’s check, or official check drawn by, or a certified check accepted by, a bank, savings institution, or credit union insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Administration, in a sum not less than five per cent of the amount bid, payable at sight or unconditionally assigned to the officer advertising for tenders; provided that when the amount bid exceeds $50,000, the deposit shall be in a sum not less than $2,500 plus two per cent of the amount in excess of $50,000.

If the bid deposit is in the form of a surety bond, it shall be issued in accordance with subsection (b).

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 102-6

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Legal tender: coins, dollar bills, or other currency issued by a government as official money. Source: U.S. Mint
  • National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) Source: OCC
(b) A bid may be accompanied by a surety bond executed to the officer calling for bids by the bidder as principal and by any bonding company listed in the United States Treasury List; provided that the bond furnished by any surety listed shall not exceed the bonding capacity rating of that surety on the Treasury List; in a sum of equal amount, conditioned upon the bidder entering into the contract and furnishing satisfactory security within ten days after the award or within any further time as the officer may allow, if the bidder is awarded the contract.

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