{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-16-13-4","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-16-13-4","heading":"\"Contractor tier\"","body":"Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, \"contractor tier\" refers collectively to the following classes of contractors on a public works project:\n(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\".\n(2) \"Tier 2 contractor\" includes each person that has a contract with a tier 1 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 \"subcontractor\".\n(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\".\n(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\".","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 16. PUBLIC WORKS","Chapter 13. Requirements for Contractors on Public Works Projects"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-16-13-4","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"795f2394746e56a36001e4e66f84283b291c0fee456ac0eb425439805deb5dd7","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-16-13-3","next":"us-in/ic-5-16-13-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}