§ 8-23-10-0.5 — Applicability of qualification requirement under IC 5-16-13; exemption for local unit projects

Indiana § 8-23-10-0.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 23: INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF
• Ch. 10: Qualifications of Bidders for Contracts

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5. (a) The definitions in IC 5-16-13 apply to
this section.
(b) For purposes of IC 5-16-13-10(c) and this section, a contractor
must be qualified under this chapter before doing any work on a public
works project that is the construction, improvement, alteration, repair,
or maintenance of a highway, street, or road (as defined by IC 8-23-1-23) or alley.
(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.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.144-2016, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.85-2017, SEC.39.