IC 4-13.6-2-1 Purposes and policies of article
Sec. 1. This article shall be construed and applied to promote its
underlying purposes and policies, which are to:
(1) simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing public
works and professional service contracts;
(2) maintain public confidence in the procedures surrounding
the awarding and administration of public works and
professional service contracts;
(3) ensure fair and equitable treatment of all persons who deal
with the public works system covered by this article;
(4) provide increased economy in public works activities
covered by this article and maximize the purchasing value of
the public funds of this state;
(5) foster effective broad based competition within the free
enterprise system; and
(6) provide safeguards for the maintenance of a public works
system of quality and integrity. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7.
IC 4-13.6-2-2 Application of article
Sec. 2. (a) This article applies only to public works contracts
solicited after June 30, 1985.
(b) This article applies to work or improvements to be performed
on real property that is being or that will be leased by the state from
another person if the lease gives the state an option to buy the real
property.
(c) This article does not apply to work or improvements made to
real property that is being or will be leased by the state from another
person where the state has no interest in the real property after
expiration of the lease. However, a lease between the lessor and the
state may provide that any of the provisions of this article will apply
to any work or improvements to be made in the leased real property.
(d) This article applies to any public works project performed on
real property that is not owned by the state if:
(1) federal or state law or court order requires that a
governmental body perform the work on that real property; and
(2) the commissioner requires compliance with this article. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.33-1995, SEC.8;
P.L.49-1997, SEC.19.
IC 4-13.6-2-3 Application of article to public works projects; exceptions
Sec. 3. (a) This article applies to every expenditure of public
funds, regardless of their source, including federal assistance money,
by any governmental body for any public works project.
(b) This article does not apply to the following:
(1) The Indiana commission for higher education.
(2) State educational institutions.
(3) Military officers and military and armory boards of the state.
(4) The state fair commission.
(5) Any entity established by the general assembly as a body
corporate and politic having authority and power to issue bonds
to be secured and repaid solely by revenues pledged for that
purpose. However, such an entity shall comply with this article
if the law creating the entity requires it to do so.
(6) The Indiana department of transportation, except to the
extent that the Indiana department of transportation uses the
services provided by the department under this article. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.18-1990, SEC.6;
P.L.20-1990, SEC.4; P.L.2-2007, SEC.41.
IC 4-13.6-2-4 Compliance by division with certain statutes
Sec. 4. The division shall comply with this article and the
following statutes in the administration of public works contracts:
(1) IC 5-16-3.
(2) IC 5-16-6.
(3) IC 5-16-7, if the estimated cost of the public works project
is at least twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(4) IC 5-16-8.
(5) IC 5-16-9. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.26-1989, SEC.9.
IC 4-13.6-2-5 Certain statutes not applicable
Sec. 5. The following statutes do not apply to public works, public
works contracts, or professional service contracts covered under this
article:
(1) IC 5-16-1.
(2) IC 5-16-2.
(3) IC 5-16-5.
(4) IC 5-16-5.5. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7.
IC 4-13.6-2-6 Good faith
Sec. 6. All parties involved in the negotiation, performance, or
administration of contracts covered by this article shall act in good
faith. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7.
IC 4-13.6-2-7 Grants, gifts, bequests, or cooperative agreements
Sec. 7. Notwithstanding this article, the department shall comply
with the terms and conditions of any grant, gift, bequest, or
cooperative agreement involving a governmental body if
noncompliance with those terms and conditions would invalidate the
grant, gift, bequest, or cooperative agreement. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7.
IC 4-13.6-2-8 Retention of written determinations
Sec. 8. The division shall retain written determinations required
by this article in the appropriate official contract file of the division. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7.
IC 4-13.6-2-9 Public records; inspection
Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "contract" includes a contract
for professional services.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) or by another law,
records of the division are public records subject to public inspection
under IC 5-14-3.
(c) An officer or employee of the state may not:
(1) convey or permit public access to any information
concerning a bid, a quotation, or other response received to a
solicitation for the award of a contract other than the
information made available at a public opening of bids,
quotations, or other responses; or
(2) permit inspection or copying under IC 5-14-3 of bid
documents, quotation documents, or documents relating to other
responses received to a solicitation for the award of a contract;
until a contract has been awarded or the solicitation has been
canceled. However, after a public opening of bids, quotations, or
other responses received to a solicitation for the award of a contract,
an officer or employee may provide information that a person could
have learned by attending the opening. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.18-1991, SEC.14.
IC 4-13.6-2-10 Electronic bids or offers
Sec. 10. The department may receive electronic bids or offers if
both of the following apply:
(1) The solicitation indicates the procedure for transmitting the
electronic bid or offer to the department.
(2) The department receives the bid or offer on a facsimile (fax)
machine or system with a security feature that protects the
content of an electronic bid or offer with the same degree of
protection as the content of a bid or an offer that is not
transmitted by a fax machine. As added by P.L.33-1995, SEC.7.
IC 4-13.6-2-11 Designation of public works project as small business set-aside;
rules
Sec. 11. (a) The division may designate a public works project as
a small business set-aside under rules adopted by the department
under IC 4-22-2.
(b) The following apply to rules adopted by the department
governing small business set-asides for public works projects:
(1) The rules are subject to the criteria for determining whether
a business is a small business under IC 5-22-14-3.
(2) The rules must establish procedures for administering a
small business set-aside program for public works projects that
are substantially the same as the procedures described in
IC 5-22-14. As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.20.
IC 4-13.6-2-12 Instruction to small businesses, minority business enterprises, and
women's business enterprises
Sec. 12. The department shall offer instruction at least annually
to:
(1) small businesses (as defined in IC 5-22-14-1);
(2) minority business enterprises (as defined in IC 4-13-16.5-1);
and
(3) women's business enterprises (as defined in
IC 4-13-16.5-1.3);
with regard to bonding requirements and working with the surety
industry to secure bonding for public works projects. As added by P.L.133-2007, SEC.1.
IC 4-13.6-2-1 Purposes and policies of article
Sec. 1. This article shall be construed and applied to promote its
underlying purposes and policies, which are to:
(1) simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing public
works and professional service contracts;
(2) maintain public confidence in the procedures surrounding
the awarding and administration of public works and
professional service contracts;
(3) ensure fair and equitable treatment of all persons who deal
with the public works system covered by this article;
(4) provide increased economy in public works activities
covered by this article and maximize the purchasing value of
the public funds of this state;
(5) foster effective broad based competition within the free
enterprise system; and
(6) provide safeguards for the maintenance of a public works
system of quality and integrity. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7.
IC 4-13.6-2-2 Application of article
Sec. 2. (a) This article applies only to public works contracts
solicited after June 30, 1985.
(b) This article applies to work or improvements to be performed
on real property that is being or that will be leased by the state from
another person if the lease gives the state an option to buy the real
property.
(c) This article does not apply to work or improvements made to
real property that is being or will be leased by the state from another
person where the state has no interest in the real property after
expiration of the lease. However, a lease between the lessor and the
state may provide that any of the provisions of this article will apply
to any work or improvements to be made in the leased real property.
(d) This article applies to any public works project performed on
real property that is not owned by the state if:
(1) federal or state law or court order requires that a
governmental body perform the work on that real property; and
(2) the commissioner requires compliance with this article. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.33-1995, SEC.8;
P.L.49-1997, SEC.19.
IC 4-13.6-2-3 Application of article to public works projects; exceptions
Sec. 3. (a) This article applies to every expenditure of public
funds, regardless of their source, including federal assistance money,
by any governmental body for any public works project.
(b) This article does not apply to the following:
(1) The Indiana commission for higher education.
(2) State educational institutions.
(3) Military officers and military and armory boards of the state.
(4) The state fair commission.
(5) Any entity established by the general assembly as a body
corporate and politic having authority and power to issue bonds
to be secured and repaid solely by revenues pledged for that
purpose. However, such an entity shall comply with this article
if the law creating the entity requires it to do so.
(6) The Indiana department of transportation, except to the
extent that the Indiana department of transportation uses the
services provided by the department under this article. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.18-1990, SEC.6;
P.L.20-1990, SEC.4; P.L.2-2007, SEC.41.
IC 4-13.6-2-4 Compliance by division with certain statutes
Sec. 4. The division shall comply with this article and the
following statutes in the administration of public works contracts:
(1) IC 5-16-3.
(2) IC 5-16-6.
(3) IC 5-16-7, if the estimated cost of the public works project
is at least twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(4) IC 5-16-8.
(5) IC 5-16-9. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.26-1989, SEC.9.
IC 4-13.6-2-5 Certain statutes not applicable
Sec. 5. The following statutes do not apply to public works, public
works contracts, or professional service contracts covered under this
article:
(1) IC 5-16-1.
(2) IC 5-16-2.
(3) IC 5-16-5.
(4) IC 5-16-5.5. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7.
IC 4-13.6-2-6 Good faith
Sec. 6. All parties involved in the negotiation, performance, or
administration of contracts covered by this article shall act in good
faith. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7.
IC 4-13.6-2-7 Grants, gifts, bequests, or cooperative agreements
Sec. 7. Notwithstanding this article, the department shall comply
with the terms and conditions of any grant, gift, bequest, or
cooperative agreement involving a governmental body if
noncompliance with those terms and conditions would invalidate the
grant, gift, bequest, or cooperative agreement. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7.
IC 4-13.6-2-8 Retention of written determinations
Sec. 8. The division shall retain written determinations required
by this article in the appropriate official contract file of the division. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7.
IC 4-13.6-2-9 Public records; inspection
Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "contract" includes a contract
for professional services.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) or by another law,
records of the division are public records subject to public inspection
under IC 5-14-3.
(c) An officer or employee of the state may not:
(1) convey or permit public access to any information
concerning a bid, a quotation, or other response received to a
solicitation for the award of a contract other than the
information made available at a public opening of bids,
quotations, or other responses; or
(2) permit inspection or copying under IC 5-14-3 of bid
documents, quotation documents, or documents relating to other
responses received to a solicitation for the award of a contract;
until a contract has been awarded or the solicitation has been
canceled. However, after a public opening of bids, quotations, or
other responses received to a solicitation for the award of a contract,
an officer or employee may provide information that a person could
have learned by attending the opening. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.18-1991, SEC.14.
IC 4-13.6-2-10 Electronic bids or offers
Sec. 10. The department may receive electronic bids or offers if
both of the following apply:
(1) The solicitation indicates the procedure for transmitting the
electronic bid or offer to the department.
(2) The department receives the bid or offer on a facsimile (fax)
machine or system with a security feature that protects the
content of an electronic bid or offer with the same degree of
protection as the content of a bid or an offer that is not
transmitted by a fax machine. As added by P.L.33-1995, SEC.7.
IC 4-13.6-2-11 Designation of public works project as small business set-aside;
rules
Sec. 11. (a) The division may designate a public works project as
a small business set-aside under rules adopted by the department
under IC 4-22-2.
(b) The following apply to rules adopted by the department
governing small business set-asides for public works projects:
(1) The rules are subject to the criteria for determining whether
a business is a small business under IC 5-22-14-3.
(2) The rules must establish procedures for administering a
small business set-aside program for public works projects that
are substantially the same as the procedures described in
IC 5-22-14. As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.20.
IC 4-13.6-2-12 Instruction to small businesses, minority business enterprises, and
women's business enterprises
Sec. 12. The department shall offer instruction at least annually
to:
(1) small businesses (as defined in IC 5-22-14-1);
(2) minority business enterprises (as defined in IC 4-13-16.5-1);
and
(3) women's business enterprises (as defined in
IC 4-13-16.5-1.3);
with regard to bonding requirements and working with the surety
industry to secure bonding for public works projects. As added by P.L.133-2007, SEC.1.
IC 4-13.6-2-1 Purposes and policies of article
Sec. 1. This article shall be construed and applied to promote its
underlying purposes and policies, which are to:
(1) simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing public
works and professional service contracts;
(2) maintain public confidence in the procedures surrounding
the awarding and administration of public works and
professional service contracts;
(3) ensure fair and equitable treatment of all persons who deal
with the public works system covered by this article;
(4) provide increased economy in public works activities
covered by this article and maximize the purchasing value of
the public funds of this state;
(5) foster effective broad based competition within the free
enterprise system; and
(6) provide safeguards for the maintenance of a public works
system of quality and integrity. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7.
IC 4-13.6-2-2 Application of article
Sec. 2. (a) This article applies only to public works contracts
solicited after June 30, 1985.
(b) This article applies to work or improvements to be performed
on real property that is being or that will be leased by the state from
another person if the lease gives the state an option to buy the real
property.
(c) This article does not apply to work or improvements made to
real property that is being or will be leased by the state from another
person where the state has no interest in the real property after
expiration of the lease. However, a lease between the lessor and the
state may provide that any of the provisions of this article will apply
to any work or improvements to be made in the leased real property.
(d) This article applies to any public works project performed on
real property that is not owned by the state if:
(1) federal or state law or court order requires that a
governmental body perform the work on that real property; and
(2) the commissioner requires compliance with this article. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.33-1995, SEC.8;
P.L.49-1997, SEC.19.
IC 4-13.6-2-3 Application of article to public works projects; exceptions
Sec. 3. (a) This article applies to every expenditure of public
funds, regardless of their source, including federal assistance money,
by any governmental body for any public works project.
(b) This article does not apply to the following:
(1) The Indiana commission for higher education.
(2) State educational institutions.
(3) Military officers and military and armory boards of the state.
(4) The state fair commission.
(5) Any entity established by the general assembly as a body
corporate and politic having authority and power to issue bonds
to be secured and repaid solely by revenues pledged for that
purpose. However, such an entity shall comply with this article
if the law creating the entity requires it to do so.
(6) The Indiana department of transportation, except to the
extent that the Indiana department of transportation uses the
services provided by the department under this article. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.18-1990, SEC.6;
P.L.20-1990, SEC.4; P.L.2-2007, SEC.41.
IC 4-13.6-2-4 Compliance by division with certain statutes
Sec. 4. The division shall comply with this article and the
following statutes in the administration of public works contracts:
(1) IC 5-16-3.
(2) IC 5-16-6.
(3) IC 5-16-7, if the estimated cost of the public works project
is at least twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(4) IC 5-16-8.
(5) IC 5-16-9. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.26-1989, SEC.9.
IC 4-13.6-2-5 Certain statutes not applicable
Sec. 5. The following statutes do not apply to public works, public
works contracts, or professional service contracts covered under this
article:
(1) IC 5-16-1.
(2) IC 5-16-2.
(3) IC 5-16-5.
(4) IC 5-16-5.5. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7.
IC 4-13.6-2-6 Good faith
Sec. 6. All parties involved in the negotiation, performance, or
administration of contracts covered by this article shall act in good
faith. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7.
IC 4-13.6-2-7 Grants, gifts, bequests, or cooperative agreements
Sec. 7. Notwithstanding this article, the department shall comply
with the terms and conditions of any grant, gift, bequest, or
cooperative agreement involving a governmental body if
noncompliance with those terms and conditions would invalidate the
grant, gift, bequest, or cooperative agreement. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7.
IC 4-13.6-2-8 Retention of written determinations
Sec. 8. The division shall retain written determinations required
by this article in the appropriate official contract file of the division. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7.
IC 4-13.6-2-9 Public records; inspection
Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "contract" includes a contract
for professional services.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) or by another law,
records of the division are public records subject to public inspection
under IC 5-14-3.
(c) An officer or employee of the state may not:
(1) convey or permit public access to any information
concerning a bid, a quotation, or other response received to a
solicitation for the award of a contract other than the
information made available at a public opening of bids,
quotations, or other responses; or
(2) permit inspection or copying under IC 5-14-3 of bid
documents, quotation documents, or documents relating to other
responses received to a solicitation for the award of a contract;
until a contract has been awarded or the solicitation has been
canceled. However, after a public opening of bids, quotations, or
other responses received to a solicitation for the award of a contract,
an officer or employee may provide information that a person could
have learned by attending the opening. As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.18-1991, SEC.14.
IC 4-13.6-2-10 Electronic bids or offers
Sec. 10. The department may receive electronic bids or offers if
both of the following apply:
(1) The solicitation indicates the procedure for transmitting the
electronic bid or offer to the department.
(2) The department receives the bid or offer on a facsimile (fax)
machine or system with a security feature that protects the
content of an electronic bid or offer with the same degree of
protection as the content of a bid or an offer that is not
transmitted by a fax machine. As added by P.L.33-1995, SEC.7.
IC 4-13.6-2-11 Designation of public works project as small business set-aside;
rules
Sec. 11. (a) The division may designate a public works project as
a small business set-aside under rules adopted by the department
under IC 4-22-2.
(b) The following apply to rules adopted by the department
governing small business set-asides for public works projects:
(1) The rules are subject to the criteria for determining whether
a business is a small business under IC 5-22-14-3.
(2) The rules must establish procedures for administering a
small business set-aside program for public works projects that
are substantially the same as the procedures described in
IC 5-22-14. As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.20.
IC 4-13.6-2-12 Instruction to small businesses, minority business enterprises, and
women's business enterprises
Sec. 12. The department shall offer instruction at least annually
to:
(1) small businesses (as defined in IC 5-22-14-1);
(2) minority business enterprises (as defined in IC 4-13-16.5-1);
and
(3) women's business enterprises (as defined in
IC 4-13-16.5-1.3);
with regard to bonding requirements and working with the surety
industry to secure bonding for public works projects. As added by P.L.133-2007, SEC.1.