§ 8606 Payment Bond Claim Enforcement

• •If someone is building or fixing something big (like a house or road), they must have a special promise (called a 'payment bond') to pay everyone who works on it.
• •This promise is like a backup plan—if the boss doesn’t pay the workers or suppliers, they can use this promise to get their money.
• •The boss, the main worker, or even a sub-worker can be the one who makes this promise.
• •Workers or suppliers can ask for their money using this promise, either when they also ask for a legal claim on the property or in a separate fight in court.

A company hires a builder to fix a school. The builder hires a plumber to do the pipes but doesn’t pay them after the job is done.

The plumber can use the 'payment bond' (the special promise) to get their money, even if the builder is broke. They can take the bond company to court to get paid.