Section 8-23-10-0.5 - 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, 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 by IC 8-23-1-23) or alley.(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.Amended by P.L. 85-2017,SEC. 39, eff. 4/20/2017.Added by P.L. 144-2016, SEC. 3, eff. 3/23/2016.