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(b) Contracts involving public improvements. Prior to executing a contract for more than $50,000 that includes the construction of a public improvement, the contractor must deliver a payment bond equal to the full contract price, solely for the protection of claimants under ORS 279C.600. (5) Design/Build Contracts, If the public improvement contract is with a single person to provide both design and construction of a public improvement, the obligation of the performance bond for the faithful performance of the contract must also be for the preparation and completion of the design and related services covered under the contract. Notwithstanding when a cause of action, claim or demand accrues or arises, the surety is not liable after final completion of the contract, or longer if provided for in the contract, for damages of any nature, economic or otherwise and including corrective work, attributable to the design aspect of a design-build project, or for the costs of design revisions needed to implement corrective work. (6) Construction ManagedGeneral Contractor Contracts, If the public improvement contract is with a single person to provide construction manager and general contractor services, in which a guaranteed maximum price may be established by an amendment authorizing construction period services following preconstruction pedod services, the contractor shall provide the bonds required by subsection (1) of this section upon execution of an amendment establishing the guaranteed maximum price. The city shall also require the contractor to provide bonds equal to the value of construction services authorized by any eady work amendment in advance of the guaranteed maximum price amendment. Such bonds must be provided before construction starts. (7) Surety; Obligation. Each performance bond and each payment bond must be executed solely by a surety company or companies holding a certificate of authority to transact surety business in Oregon. The bonds may not constitute the surety obligation of an individual or individuals. The performance and payment bonds must be payable to the city or to the public agency or agencies for whose benefit the bond is issued, as specified in the solicitation documents, and shall be in a form approved by the purchasing agent. (8) Emergencies. In cases of emergency, or when the interest or property of the city probably would suffer material injury by delay or other cause, the requirement of furnishing a good and sufficient performance bond and a good and sufficient payment bond for the faithful performance of any public improvement contract may be excused, if a declaration of such emergency is made in accordance with the provisions of section 2.1430(7)(c), unless the city council requires otherwise. 2.1445 Public Contracts - Electronic Advertisement of Public Contracts, In lieu of publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Eugene/Springfield metropolitan area, the advertisement for an invitation to bid or request for Ordinance