Section 4-13.6-4-2.5 - Applicability of qualification requirement under IC 5-16-13; exemption for local unit projects(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.Added by P.L. 144-2016, SEC. 1, eff. 3/23/2016.