{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-8-23-10-0.5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 8-23-10-0.5","heading":"Applicability of qualification requirement under IC 5-16-13; exemption for local unit projects","body":"Sec. 0.5. (a) The definitions in IC 5-16-13 apply to this section.\n(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 in IC 8-23-1.1-22) or alley.\n(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.\n(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:\n(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\n(2) the local unit complies with IC 36-1-12 in awarding the contract for the public works project.","path":["TITLE 8. UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION","ARTICLE 23. INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","Chapter 10. Qualifications of Bidders for Contracts"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_8.html#8-23-10-0.5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T20:08:46Z","sha256":"f8c33bdc9055209b2b08fb97686b395b9a914b401a6eb1f6b45a7ff489af392d","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-8-23-10-0.1","next":"us-in/ic-8-23-10-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}