Common use of Payment Bond Clause in Contracts

Payment Bond. PURCHASER shall furnish an acceptable payment bond or blanket payment bond to STATE as guarantee for payment for timber. Payment bonds may be in the form of surety bonds, cash, cashier's or certified check, money order, assignment of surety, irrevocable letters of credit, or other securities as determined acceptable by the State Forester. Surety bonds must be written by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Oregon, on a form provided by STATE. The bonds shall be in an amount at least equal to the value of timber estimated to be removed during a one-month plus 15-day billing period as determined by STATE. In any event, the amount shall not be less than one installment payment as specified in Section 42. Under a payment bond, PURCHASER may remove timber for a 30-day period, after which time, payment becomes due and owing. PURCHASER shall make cash payment within 15 days following the end of the monthly period. Upon payment for timber removed in the monthly period, the payment guarantee may be applied as a guarantee for a subsequent period. A blanket payment bond shall be in an amount at least equal to the value of the timber estimated to be removed from all contracts covered by the blanket payment bond during a one-month plus 15-day billing period as determined by STATE. PURCHASER shall obtain and furnish STATE with a written consent of surety on forms provided by STATE for coverage of any contracts to which the blanket payment bond may apply. In no event shall PURCHASER remove timber with a value greater than the amount of the payment guarantee.