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Do I need the Bond number for a Preliminary Notice in California?

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Hi. I sometimes have difficulty getting the Bond number from an Owner or GC. Do I actually need it for a Preliminary Notice, or is the name of the Surety Company sufficient?

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Jul 15, 2021
Are you referring to a payment bond on a public contract? If so, send the owner a Public Records Act request for this information via certified letter or email, with copies to the contractor.
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Jul 15, 2021

Hi - this is private works. Does that make a difference? 

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Jul 16, 2021
No, if it is a private job you just need to serve it on the owner and general contractor by certified mail. Is this job completed or still ongoing?
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Jul 17, 2021
You don’t need to list the bonding company on the Preliminary Notice at all. Just the owner, the general contractor, and the lender (if any). I’m happy to answer any questions you have about this.
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Jul 23, 2021

Thanks to both of you!

Cathleen or George, would you mind explaining the reasoning behind not needing the bond number for private job, whereas we would need it for a public works job? I'm trying to understand the logic behind this. 

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Jul 26, 2021
You don’t need the bond number for a regular preliminary notice on a public works job either. If you fail to send a preliminary notice on a public job, you can get a second chance by sending a 20-day public works preliminary bond notice within 15 days of the notice of completion recording date, and this notice lists the surety and the bond principal. But the law says that just sending the regular preliminary notice to the owner, GC, and lender (if any) is enough.
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