Indiana Code
Chapter 4. Qualification for State Public Works Projects
4-13.6-4-2.5. Applicability of Qualification Requirement Under Ic 5-16-13; Exemption for Local Unit Projects

Sec. 2.5. (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, 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.