Sec. 10. (a) In order to receive payment under section 9 of this chapter or to proceed against the bond of the contractor required under section 6 of this chapter, a subcontractor or supplier making a claim for payment on account of having performed any labor or having furnished any material or service in relation to a public works project must file a verified claim with the division and deliver a copy of the claim to the contractor not later than sixty (60) days after the date the last labor was performed, the last material was furnished, or the last service was rendered by that subcontractor or supplier. The claim shall state the amount due and owing to the person and shall give as much detail explaining the claim as possible. The division shall notify the contractor of any filed claims before taking action under section 9 of this chapter.

     (b) In order to proceed against the bond of the contractor required under section 6 of this chapter, the claimant must notify the surety of the contractor by sending a copy of the claim required by subsection (a) to the surety company. The claimant shall also inform the division and the contractor that the surety has been notified. The division shall supply the claimant with any information the claimant requires to notify the surety and the contractor.

     (c) The claimant may not file suit against the contractor’s surety on the contractor’s bond before thirty (30) days after filing of the claim with the division and delivering a copy of the claim to the contractor. If the claim is not paid in full at the expiration of the thirty (30) day period, the claimant may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction in the claimant’s own name upon the bond.

As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.75-2012, SEC.3.