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2881 A municipality's statutory obligation to investigate the reliability of a surety issuing a bond for the performance of a general contractor creates a mandatory duty owed to subcontractors and may result in liability if failure to make such an investigation results in a subcontractor's subsequent inability to collect on the bond.CitationRANKIN v CITY OF MURRIETA (Nonadmitted Surety) 84 CA4 605 [See: CivC 3247, 3248; CCP 995.010 etseq; GovC 815.6; Haggis v City 22 C4 490, T/AT 4/00; Becerra v County 68 CA4 1450, T/AT 2/99]
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