Tex.
Gov't Code Section 2253.024
Information from Contractor or Subcontractor
(a)
A prime contractor, on the written request of a person who provides public work labor or material and when required by Subsection (c), shall provide to the person:(1)
the name and last known address of the governmental entity with whom the prime contractor contracted for the public work;(2)
a copy of the payment and performance bonds for the public work, including bonds furnished by or to the prime contractor; and(3)
the name of the surety issuing the payment bond and the performance bond and the toll-free telephone number maintained by the Texas Department of Insurance under Subchapter B (Department Toll-free Number for Information and Complaints), Chapter 521 (Consumer Information and Complaints), Insurance Code, for obtaining information concerning licensed insurance companies.(b)
A subcontractor, on the written request of a governmental entity, the prime contractor, a surety on a bond that covers the public work contract, or a person providing work under the subcontract and when required by Subsection (c), shall provide to the person requesting the information:(1)
the name and last known address of each person from whom the subcontractor purchased public work labor or material, other than public work material from the subcontractor’s inventory;(2)
the name and last known address of each person to whom the subcontractor provided public work labor or material;(3)
a statement of whether the subcontractor furnished a bond for the benefit of its subcontractors and materialmen;(4)
the name and last known address of the surety on the bond the subcontractor furnished; and(5)
a copy of that bond.(c)
Information requested shall be provided within a reasonable time but not later than the 10th day after the receipt of the written request for the information.(d)
A person from whom information is requested may require payment of the actual cost, not to exceed $25, for providing the requested information if the person does not have a direct contractual relationship with the person requesting information that relates to the public work.(e)
A person who fails to provide information required by this section is liable to the requesting person for that person’s reasonable and necessary costs incurred in getting the requested information.
Source:
Section 2253.024 — Information from Contractor or Subcontractor, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2253.htm#2253.024 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
