Indiana Code 5-16-13-4. “Contractor tier”
(1) “Tier 1 contractor” includes each person that has a contract with the public agency to perform some part of the work on, supply some of the materials for, or supply a service for, a public works project. A person included in this tier is also known as a “prime contractor” or a “general contractor”.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-16-13-4
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Lower tier contractor: includes each person that has a contract with a tier 3 contractor or lower tier contractor to perform some part of the work on, supply some of the materials for, or supply a service for, a public works project. See Indiana Code 5-16-13-4
- public agency: has the meaning set forth in IC 5-30-1-11. See Indiana Code 5-16-13-5
- public works project: refers to a construction project governed by an applicable statute. See Indiana Code 5-16-13-6
(3) “Tier 3 contractor” includes each person that has a contract with a tier 2 contractor to perform some part of the work on, supply some of the materials for, or supply a service for, a public works project. A person included in this tier is also known as a “sub-subcontractor”.
(4) “Lower tier contractor” includes each person that has a contract with a tier 3 contractor or lower tier contractor to perform some part of the work on, supply some of the materials for, or supply a service for, a public works project. A person included in this tier is also known as a “lower tier subcontractor”.
As added by P.L.252-2015, SEC.12.