Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1759, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'AN ACT PENALIZING CONTRACTORS AND SUB-CONTRACTORS WHO VIOLATE ANY MATERIAL PROVISIONS OF CONTRACTS INVOLVING PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS' BY NOW REQUIRING CONTRACTORS AND SUB-CONTRACTORS TOPOST A BOND WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS (DPWH) TO ANSWER FOR DAMAGES TO THIRD PERSONS
Date filed
July 17, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01090 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1759, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'AN ACT PENALIZING CONTRACTORS AND SUB-CONTRACTORS WHO VIOLATE ANY MATERIAL PROVISIONS OF CONTRACTS INVOLVING PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS' BY NOW REQUIRING CONTRACTORS AND SUB-CONTRACTORS TOPOST A BOND WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS (DPWH) TO ANSWER FOR DAMAGES TO THIRD PERSONS |
| ABSTRACT : Requires the contractors and sub-contractors who have entered into a contract with the government to FILE a CASH BOND with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) equivalent to THREE PERCENT (3%) of the amount of the contract entered intoto answer for damages to eprsons who are victims of accidents involving said public works projects. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : RODRIGUEZ, OSCAR S. |
| DATE FILED : 1998-07-17 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS ON 1998-07-30 |
Abstract
Requires the contractors and sub-contractors who have entered into a contract with the government to FILE a CASH BOND with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) equivalent to THREE PERCENT (3%) of the amount of the contract entered intoto answer for damages to eprsons who are victims of accidents involving said public works projects.
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