Sec. 2.5. (a) The definitions in IC 5-16-13 apply to this section.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 4-13.6-4-2.5

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (b) For purposes of IC 5-16-13-10(c) and this section, the following apply:

(1) A contractor must be qualified under this chapter before doing any work on a public works project that is a public work:

(A) as defined by IC 4-13.6-1-13; or

(B) as defined by IC 36-1-12-2, excluding the construction, alteration, or repair of a highway, street, or alley.

(2) A supplier (as defined by IC 4-13.6-1-20) is not required to be qualified under this chapter before doing any work on a public works project.

     (c) Notwithstanding the applicability date specified in IC 5-16-13-10(c) and subject to subsection (d), the requirement that a contractor must be qualified under this chapter before doing any work on a public works project applies to a public works contract awarded after December 31, 2016.

     (d) This subsection applies to a public works project awarded after December 31, 2016, by a local unit. A contractor in any contractor tier is not required to be qualified under this chapter before doing any work on a public works project awarded by a local unit whenever:

(1) the total amount of the contract awarded to the contractor for work on the public works project is less than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000); and

(2) the local unit complies with IC 36-1-12 in awarding the contract for the public works project.

As added by P.L.144-2016, SEC.1.

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