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IN Code § 5-16-13-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 16. Public Works|Chapter 13. Requirements for Contractors on Public Works Projects|5-16-13-15. Violations; Finding Contractor Not Responsible; Use of Finding by Another Public Agency

Sec. 15. (a) This section applies to a contractor in any contractor tier of a public works project.(b) A public agency that reasonably suspects a contractor has violated a provision of this chapter shall do one (1) of the following:(1) If the suspected violation concerns or is related to any of the following provisions, the public agency shall refer the matter to the appropriate agency as follows:(A) For a suspected violation of section 11(1) of this chapter (E-Verify), the Indiana department of labor.(B) For a suspected violation of section 11(3) of this chapter (the federal FLSA or state minimum wage law), the Indiana department of labor.(C) For a suspected violation of section 11(4) of this chapter (worker's compensation or occupational diseases), the worker's compensation board of Indiana.(D) For a suspected violation of section 11(5) of this chapter (unemployment insurance), the department of workforce development.(2) If the suspected violation concerns a provision of this chapter other than a provision listed in subdivision (1), the public agency shall require the contractor to remedy the violation not later than thirty (30) days after the public agency notifies the contractor of the violation. The notification to the contractor must be signed by the chief executive officer of the public agency and sent by a method that enables the public agency to verify receipt of the notice by the contractor. During the thirty (30) day period, the contractor may continue to work on the public works project. If the contractor fails to remedy the violation within the thirty (30) day period, the public agency shall find the contractor not responsible and determine the length of time the contractor is considered not responsible by the public agency.(c) In making the determination of the length of time a contractor is not responsible under subsection (b)(2), the public agency shall consider the severity of the violation. The period during which a contractor is considered not responsible:(1) may not exceed forty-eight (48) months; and(2) begins on the date of substantial completion of the public works project.(d) A finding by a public agency under subsection (b)(2) that a contractor is not responsible may not be used by another public agency in making a determination as to whether the contractor is responsible for purposes of that public agency's award of a public works contract to that contractor.As added by P.L.252-2015, SEC.12.
IN Code § 5-16-14-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 16. Public Works|Chapter 14. Determination That a Contractor for a Public Works Project Is Not Responsible|5-16-14-1. Application of Chapter; Construction With Other Statutes; Inconsistent Provisions Void

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies only to a public works contract awarded after June 30, 2015.(b) The provisions of an applicable public works statute shall be construed consistently with this chapter, but to the extent an applicable public works statute is inconsistent with this chapter, the provisions of this chapter govern.(c) A provision of an invitation for bids, request for proposals, or public works contract inconsistent with this chapter is void.As added by P.L.252-2015, SEC.13.
IN Code § 5-16-14-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 16. Public Works|Chapter 14. Determination That a Contractor for a Public Works Project Is Not Responsible|5-16-14-2. Ic 5-16-13 Definitions Apply

Sec. 2. The definitions in IC 5-16-13 apply throughout this chapter.As added by P.L.252-2015, SEC.13.
IN Code § 5-16-14-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 16. Public Works|Chapter 14. Determination That a Contractor for a Public Works Project Is Not Responsible|5-16-14-3. Review of Determination Contractor Not Responsible

Sec. 3. A determination that a contractor is not responsible is final and conclusive, and subject to judicial review under IC 34-13-5.As added by P.L.252-2015, SEC.13.
IN Code § 5-16-15-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 16. Public Works|Chapter 15. Application of Certain Statutes to Public Works Contracts|5-16-15-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a project covered by IC 8-23-10.As added by P.L.149-2021, SEC.1.
IN Code § 5-16-15-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 16. Public Works|Chapter 15. Application of Certain Statutes to Public Works Contracts|5-16-15-2. "Applicable Public Works Statute"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "applicable public works statute" refers to whichever of the following statutes is applicable to the public works project of a public agency:(1) IC 4-13.6.(2) This article.(3) IC 5-23-4 (build, operate, transfer, and public-private agreements).(4) IC 5-30 (design-build).(5) IC 5-32 (employment of construction manager as constructor).(6) IC 36-1-12.(7) Any other statute applicable to the public works projects of the public agency.As added by P.L.149-2021, SEC.1.
IN Code § 5-16-15-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 16. Public Works|Chapter 15. Application of Certain Statutes to Public Works Contracts|5-16-15-3. "Contract"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "contract" refers to a contract for professional services of any of the following for a public works project:(1) A design professional.(2) An architect.(3) An engineer.(4) An environmental consultant.(5) A geologist.(6) A geotechnical consultant.(7) A landscape architect.(8) A surveyor.As added by P.L.149-2021, SEC.1.
IN Code § 5-16-15-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 16. Public Works|Chapter 15. Application of Certain Statutes to Public Works Contracts|5-16-15-4. "Public Agency"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "public agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-30-1-11.As added by P.L.149-2021, SEC.1.
IN Code § 5-16-15-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 16. Public Works|Chapter 15. Application of Certain Statutes to Public Works Contracts|5-16-15-5. "Public Works Project"

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "public works project" refers to a construction project governed by an applicable public works statute.(b) The term does not include any of the following:(1) A project on the state highway system (as defined in IC 8-23-1-40).(2) A railroad project (as defined in IC 8-5-15-1).As added by P.L.149-2021, SEC.1.
IN Code § 5-16-15-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 16. Public Works|Chapter 15. Application of Certain Statutes to Public Works Contracts|5-16-15-6. Ic 26-2-5-4 Applies to a Contract

Sec. 6. IC 26-2-5-4 applies to a contract.As added by P.L.149-2021, SEC.1.
IN Code § 5-17-1-0.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 17. Public Purchases|Chapter 1. Purchases and Leases of Personal Property by State Agencies|5-17-1-0.3. Legalization of Certain Actions

Sec. 0.3. Any action taken before February 21, 1986, that would be valid if taken under this chapter, as amended by P.L.53-1986, is legalized and validated.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.99.
IN Code § 5-17-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 17. Public Purchases|Chapter 1. Purchases and Leases of Personal Property by State Agencies|5-17-1-1. Compliance With Requirements of Chapter; Limits; Exemptions

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to leases of equipment whether or not title passes from the lessor to the lessee. The term "purchaser" as used in this chapter includes persons who make leases for equipment.(b) Any person, officer, board, commissioner, department, commission, or purchasing agent (designated as purchaser in this chapter) duly authorized and empowered by law or delegated and entrusted with authority to make purchases of material or materials, equipment, goods, and supplies, except current utility bills, or leases of equipment, for any unit of the state shall comply with the requirements of this chapter whenever the total amount of any purchase exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or total annual rental payment under any lease exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000).(c) In all cases of purchase of materials and supplies where the total amount of any such purchase does not exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), and in all cases of the lease of equipment where the annual rental payment does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), the purchaser or lessee may buy or lease in the open market without the giving of notice or the receiving of bids.(d) All purchases of similar materials, equipment, goods, and supplies by any government unit from a person during a six (6) month period under subsection (c) may not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), and the total annual rental payments to a person under all leases for equipment under subsection (c) may not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).(e) Materials, equipment, goods, and supplies may be purchased, or such equipment may be leased, from the United States government or any agency, division, or instrumentality thereof, without the giving of notice or the receiving of bids.Formerly: Acts 1945, c.99, s.1; Acts 1953, c.32, s.1; Acts 1963, c.328, s.1; Acts 1969, c.483, s.1. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.61, SEC.1; Acts 1979, P.L.45, SEC.1; Acts 1981, P.L.57, SEC.13; P.L.53-1986, SEC.1.
IN Code § 5-17-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 17. Public Purchases|Chapter 1. Purchases and Leases of Personal Property by State Agencies|5-17-1-2. Advertising for Purchase of Materials, etc., and Lease of Equipment; Specifications; Notice of Time and Place for Receiving Bids; Procedures; Open Market; Submission of Certified Check or Bond by Bidder; Rejection

Sec. 2. (a) In all cases of advertising for the purchase of materials, equipment, goods and supplies, and the lease of equipment, the purchaser shall prepare specifications describing with reasonable particularity the kind, quantity and quality of all materials, equipment, goods, and supplies which may be needed for any designated period. It may be provided in such specifications that bids will be received and contracts let, separately, for each line or class of materials, equipment, or supplies, or the specifications may provide that bids will be received and contracts let for the purchase or lease of an unspecified number of items at a fixed price per unit.(b) Notice of the time and place for receiving of bids for the purchase or lease shall be given in accordance with IC 5-3-1.(c) If the cost of the materials, equipment, goods, and supplies to be purchased does not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or the equipment to be leased does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), the purchaser may invite bids from not less than three (3) persons, firms, limited liability companies, or corporations, known to deal in the particular class or classes of materials, equipment, goods, or supplies described in the specifications, by mailing to each person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation a copy of such specifications not less than three (3) days before the time fixed for receiving bids. Said purchaser or purchasers shall, after a satisfactory bid is received, award a contract to the lowest and best bidder for each class of supplies, equipment, goods, or materials required, except that if less than three (3) bids are received, to the best bid so received.(d) If any purchaser invites or advertises for bids for any material, materials, equipment, goods or supplies, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and does not receive a valid bid therefor or for any item thereof, in that event any such item or items of material, materials, equipment, goods or supplies so sought or advertised for may be purchased or equipment may be leased on the open market without further advertisement for bids.(e) Any bidder may submit with his bid a certified check or the bond of a surety company admitted to do business in this state in the amount determined and specified by the purchasing agent in the notice of the letting.(f) The purchaser may reject any and all bids and ask for new bids.Formerly: Acts 1945, c.99, s.2; Acts 1969, c.483, s.2. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.61, SEC.2; Acts 1979, P.L.45, SEC.2; Acts 1981, P.L.57, SEC.14; P.L.38-1984, SEC.1; P.L.8-1993, SEC.69.
IN Code § 5-17-1-2.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 17. Public Purchases|Chapter 1. Purchases and Leases of Personal Property by State Agencies|5-17-1-2.5. Road or Street Work Contracts; Open Price; Material Price Adjustments; Limitation

Sec. 2.5. (a) Notwithstanding sections 2 and 3 of this chapter and IC 8-23-9, the Indiana department of transportation may award a public works contract for road or street work subject to the open price provisions of IC 26-1-2-305.(b) Such a contract may provide that prices for construction materials, including but not limited to liquid asphalts, are subject to price of materials adjustment. When price adjustments are part of the contract, the method of price adjustment shall be specified in the contract.(c) Nothing in this section authorizes the expenditure of money over and above the total amount of money appropriated by the state for road and street contracts.As added by Acts 1980, P.L.34, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.57, SEC.15; P.L.18-1990, SEC.15.
IN Code § 5-17-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 17. Public Purchases|Chapter 1. Purchases and Leases of Personal Property by State Agencies|5-17-1-3. Prescribed Forms for Trust Bids, Offers, Proposals, Estimates, or Contracts

Sec. 3. (a) A purchaser may not make any purchase or contract for the purchase of any material, equipment, goods, or supplies or the lease of equipment unless the bid, offer, proposal, estimate, or contract of any person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation offering any and all such articles for sale or equipment for lease is executed upon the forms prescribed by the state board of accounts setting forth the quantity, quality, and purchase or lease price of every article and thing proposed for sale or lease.(b) A bid, offer, proposal, estimate, or contract submitted by a trust (as defined in IC 30-4-1-1(a)) must identify each:(1) beneficiary of the trust; and(2) settlor empowered to revoke or modify the trust.Formerly: Acts 1945, c.99, s.3. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.61, SEC.3; P.L.336-1989(ss), SEC.16; P.L.8-1993, SEC.70.
IN Code § 5-17-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 17. Public Purchases|Chapter 1. Purchases and Leases of Personal Property by State Agencies|5-17-1-4. Delivery of Original Purchase Order or Lease; Filing Copies

Sec. 4. Within thirty (30) days after the acceptance of any bid, offer, proposal, estimate, or contract for purchase of materials, equipment, goods, and supplies, or lease of equipment, the purchaser or purchasers shall:(1) deliver in person or mail to the seller or lessor the original of each purchase order or lease;(2) retain a copy for his own records; and(3) when any purchase or lease is made for the state or any agency or instrumentality thereof, file a copy of the purchase order or lease with the disbursing officer for the unit.Formerly: Acts 1945, c.99, s.4. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.61, SEC.4; Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.13; Acts 1981, P.L.57, SEC.16; P.L.53-1986, SEC.2.
IN Code § 5-17-1-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 17. Public Purchases|Chapter 1. Purchases and Leases of Personal Property by State Agencies|5-17-1-7. Liability of Purchasers for Wrongful Performance

Sec. 7. Where in this chapter a duty is imposed upon the purchasers, such duty shall be performed by the person, officer, clerk, or employee whose duty or employment require that they act for any board, commission, department, or unit of government making any such purchase, and any such person, officer, clerk, or employee shall be liable on his bond for any loss or damage resulting from a wrongful performance of such duty or from any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.Formerly: Acts 1945, c.99, s.7. As amended by P.L.25-1986, SEC.94.
IN Code § 5-17-1-8.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 17. Public Purchases|Chapter 1. Purchases and Leases of Personal Property by State Agencies|5-17-1-8.1. Chapter to Be Supplemental to All Laws; Limitations

Sec. 8.1. (a) This chapter is supplemental to all laws concerning the purchase of material, equipment, goods, and supplies and the lease of equipment by the state. However, this chapter does not preclude the extension beyond the contractual time period of contracts let pursuant to the provision of this chapter as an alternative to advertising for new bids.(b) This chapter does not apply to:(1) purchases or leases made by the Indiana department of transportation;(2) purchases made under IC 5-22;(3) state educational institutions;(4) the legislative department of state government; or(5) the judicial department of state government;except that copies of purchase orders or leases shall be kept on file and be open to public inspection.As added by Acts 1981, P.L.57, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.53-1986, SEC.3; P.L.18-1990, SEC.16; P.L.49-1997, SEC.31; P.L.2-2007, SEC.105.
IN Code § 5-17-1-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 17. Public Purchases|Chapter 1. Purchases and Leases of Personal Property by State Agencies|5-17-1-10. Procurement Preferences

Sec. 10. A purchase under this chapter is subject to procurement preferences provided under IC 5-22-15.As added by P.L.19-1990, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.49-1997, SEC.32.
IN Code § 5-17-1-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 17. Public Purchases|Chapter 1. Purchases and Leases of Personal Property by State Agencies|5-17-1-11. Payment of Gross Retail Tax Condition of Doing Business

Sec. 11. IC 5-22-16-4(b) applies to a lease or purchase of personal property made after June 30, 2003, by an agency (as defined in IC 4-13-2-1) or a state educational institution to the same extent as if the lease or purchase were subject to IC 5-22.As added by P.L.254-2003, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.106.
IN Code § 5-17-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 17. Public Purchases|Chapter 5. Prompt Payment|5-17-5-1. Penalty for Late Payments of Amounts Due on Public Contracts

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, every state agency and political subdivision shall pay a late payment penalty at a rate of one percent (1%) per month on amounts due on written contracts for public works, personal services, goods and services, equipment, and travel whenever the state agency or political subdivision fails to make timely payment.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), for the purposes of this section, payment is timely if:(1) a check or warrant is mailed or delivered on the date specified for the amount specified in the applicable contract documents, or, if no date is specified, within thirty-five (35) days of:(A) receipt of goods and services; or(B) receipt of a properly completed claim.(2) for any amount required to be withheld under state or federal law, a check or warrant is mailed or delivered in the proper amount on the date the amount may be released under the applicable law.(c) For the purposes of this section, payment by a political subdivision is timely if:(1) a date for payment is not specified in an applicable contract;(2) a claim:(A) for payment for goods or services; and(B) that must be approved by a local legislative body or board;is submitted to the body or board; and(3) the political subdivision pays the claim within thirty-five (35) days following the first regularly scheduled meeting of the body or board that is held at least ten (10) days after the body or board receives the claim.As added by P.L.59-1983, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.52-1988, SEC.1; P.L.44-1996, SEC.1; P.L.260-1997(ss), SEC.47.
IN Code § 5-17-5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 17. Public Purchases|Chapter 5. Prompt Payment|5-17-5-2. Exemption; "Good Faith Dispute" Defined

Sec. 2. (a) Section 1 of this chapter does not apply to the following:(1) Interagency or intergovernmental transactions.(2) Amounts payable to employees or prospective employees of state agencies or political subdivisions as reimbursement for expenses.(3) Claims subject to a good faith dispute, if before the date of timely payment notice of the dispute is:(A) sent by certified mail;(B) personally delivered; or(C) sent in accordance with the procedure in the contract.(4) Contracts entered into before September 1, 1983.(5) Contracts related to highway or road construction, reconstruction, or maintenance, if:(A) the Indiana department of transportation authorizes partial progress payments under IC 8-23-9-14; and(B) each progress payment does not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).(6) Claims, contracts, or projects that are to be paid for exclusively with federal funds.(b) As used in subsection (a)(3), "good faith dispute" means:(1) a contention by the state or political subdivision that goods delivered or services rendered were:(A) of less quantity or quality than ordered or specified by contract;(B) faulty; or(C) installed improperly; or(2) any other reason giving cause for the withholding of payment by the state or political subdivision until such dispute is settled.As added by P.L.59-1983, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.52-1988, SEC.2; P.L.18-1990, SEC.17.
IN Code § 5-17-5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 17. Public Purchases|Chapter 5. Prompt Payment|5-17-5-3. Funds for Late Payment Penalties; Accrual of Late Payment Penalty; Defective Claims

Sec. 3. (a) The auditor of state shall pay a late payment penalty on behalf of any state agency required to pay late payment penalties under this chapter. The auditor of state shall pay the penalties from funds designated for administrative costs of the agency receiving the public works, personal services, goods and services, equipment, or travel. The penalties may not be paid from other funds of the state.(b) Any late payment penalty that remains unpaid at the end of any thirty (30) day period shall be added to the principal amount of the debt and, thereafter, penalties shall accrue on that amount.(c) In instances where a claim is filled out incorrectly, or where there is any defect or impropriety in a claim submitted, the auditor of state, any division of the Indiana department of administration that accepts claims for payment, or a political subdivision, as appropriate, shall contact the vendor within ten (10) days. An error on the vendor's claim, if corrected within five (5) business days of being so contacted, may not result in the vendor being paid late.As added by P.L.59-1983, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.44-1996, SEC.2.