Sec. 2253.043. NOTICE OF CLAIM FOR UNPAID LABOR OR MATERIAL WHEN WRITTEN AGREEMENT DOES NOT EXIST    


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  • (a) Except as provided by Section 2253.044, if a written agreement does not exist between the payment bond beneficiary and the prime contractor or between the payment bond beneficiary and the subcontractor, the notice for a claim for unpaid bills must contain:

    (1) the name of the party for whom the public work labor was performed or to whom the public work material was delivered;

    (2) the approximate date of performance or delivery;

    (3) a description of the public work labor or material for reasonable identification; and

    (4) the amount due.

    (b) The payment bond beneficiary must generally itemize the claim and include with it copies of documents, invoices, or orders that reasonably identify:

    (1) the public work labor performed or public work material delivered for which the claim is made;

    (2) the job; and

    (3) the destination of delivery.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.