Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT |
Subtitle F. STATE AND LOCAL CONTRACTS AND FUND MANAGEMENT |
Chapter 2253. PUBLIC WORK PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS |
Subchapter C. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS |
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.