Sec. 2253.043. NOTICE OF CLAIM FOR UNPAID LABOR OR MATERIAL WHEN WRITTEN AGREEMENT DOES NOT EXIST. (a) Except as provided by Section 2253.044, if a written agreement does not exist between the payment bond beneficiary and the prime contractor or between the payment bond beneficiary and the subcontractor, the notice for a claim for unpaid bills must contain:
(1) the name of the party for whom the public work labor was performed or to whom the public work material was delivered;
(2) the approximate date of performance or delivery;
(3) a description of the public work labor or material for reasonable identification; and
(4) the amount due.
(b) The payment bond beneficiary must generally itemize the claim and include with it copies of documents, invoices, or orders that reasonably identify:
(1) the public work labor performed or public work material delivered for which the claim is made;
(2) the job; and
(3) the destination of delivery.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management
Chapter 2253 - Public Work Performance and Payment Bonds
Subchapter C. Notice Requirements
Section 2253.041. Notice Required for Claim for Payment for Labor or Material
Section 2253.042. Copy of Agreement as Notice of Claim for Unpaid Labor or Material
Section 2253.043. Notice of Claim for Unpaid Labor or Material When Written Agreement Does Not Exist
Section 2253.044. Notice of Claim for Multiple Items of Labor or Material
Section 2253.045. Notice of Claim for Unpaid Labor or Material Under Written Unit Price Agreement
Section 2253.046. Notice Required for Claim for Payment of Retainage