Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2253.045

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • sworn: includes affirm or affirmed. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005

The notice for a claim for public work labor performed or public work material delivered by a payment bond beneficiary who is a subcontractor or materialman to the prime contractor or to a subcontractor and who has a written unit price agreement that is wholly or partially completed is sufficient if the beneficiary attaches to the sworn statement of account:
(1) a list of units and unit prices set by the contract; and
(2) a statement of those completed and partially completed units.