Mississippi Code
Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations
Chapter 5 - Public Works Contracts

§ 31-5-3. Bond for payment of taxes, licenses, etc. - Any person, firm or corporation entering into a formal contract...

§ 31-5-15. Withdrawal by contractor of amounts retained on public contracts by furnishing different security - Under any public contract heretofore or hereafter made or awarded...

§ 31-5-17. Resident labor used on public works - Every public officer, contractor, superintendent, or agent engaged in or...

§ 31-5-19. Procedure if resident labor not available - In the event workmen or laborers qualified under the provisions...

§ 31-5-21. Penalty - Any contractor, officer, superintendent, agent, or person in charge of...

§ 31-5-23. State products used in public works - In the construction of any building, highway, road, bridge, or...

§ 31-5-25. Time for full and final payment to contractors; exemptions; monthly submission by contractors of proof of payments to subcontractors - If the contractor is not paid in full within forty-five...

§ 31-5-27. Payment of interest on delinquent accounts - When a contractor receives any payment under a public construction...

§ 31-5-29. Applicability of Sections 31-5-25, 31-5-27 - Sections 31-5-25 and 31-5-27, shall apply as to all public...

§ 31-5-31. Provider to subcontractor of equipment used in road construction contract shall notify general contractor of payments not timely made - Any person, firm or corporation who leases, rents or sells...

§ 31-5-33. Amount of retainage which may be withheld; exemptions - On any contract as described herein, of which the total...

§ 31-5-35. Public employees prohibited from requiring bidder on public contract to obtain surety bonds from any particular company, agent, or broker - No state, county, or municipal employee, and no person acting...

§ 31-5-39. Public entities to establish cost estimate for public work or improvement projects; authority to allocate additional funds to projects - On or before the date and time established to receive...

Bonds Securing Public Construction Contracts

§ 31-5-52. Performance and payment bonds required when using design-build or construction manager at risk methods of project delivery - The use of either the design-build method of project delivery...

§ 31-5-53. Time for bringing suit on bond; venue - When suit is instituted on a performance bond given in...

§ 31-5-55. Persons entitled to copies of contract and bond - Any person supplying labor or materials for the prosecution of...

§ 31-5-57. Award of attorney's fees - Whenever any person supplying labor or material in the prosecution...