Sec. 46. (a) A prequalification administrator may recommend to an entity that a contractor‘s certificate of qualification be suspended if:

(1) the contractor’s work is unsatisfactory;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-1-9.5-46

  • certificate of qualification: means the official document that qualifies a contractor to bid on contracts of an entity that require prequalification under this chapter. See Indiana Code 36-1-9.5-8
  • contract: means the written agreement between an entity and a contractor setting forth the obligations of the parties. See Indiana Code 36-1-9.5-9
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • contractor: means an individual, a partnership, a firm, a limited liability company, a corporation, or other person contracting with or desiring to contract with an entity for performance of prescribed work. See Indiana Code 36-1-9.5-10
  • entity: means the following:

    Indiana Code 36-1-9.5-11

  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • prequalification administrator: means the administrative officer of an entity who is responsible for the administration of the qualification of contractors under this chapter. See Indiana Code 36-1-9.5-14
(2) the rate of progress is such that the prequalification administrator determines that the contractor will be unable to complete the contract on time; or

(3) the contractor has failed to adequately document a current or previous contract.

     (b) Notification of a suspension shall be made in writing and shall become effective on the date determined by the entity. A suspension may be lifted when the entity determines that the contractor has taken the necessary corrective action.

As added by P.L.85-1991, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.1-1992, SEC.182.