1. A person, firm, or corporation that has performed labor for or furnished materials,
service, or transportation to a subcontractor shall not be entitled to a claim against the
retainage or bond under this chapter unless the person, firm, or corporation that performed
the labor or furnished the materials, service, or transportation does all of the following:
a. Notifies the principal contractor in writing with a one-time notice containing the name,
mailing address, and telephone number of the person, firm, or corporation that performed
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subcontractor for whom the labor was performed or the materials, service, or transportation
were furnished, within thirty days of first performing the labor or furnishing the materials,
service, or transportation for which a claim may be made. Additional labor performed or
materials, service, or transportation furnished by the same person, firm, or corporation to the
same subcontractor for use in the same construction project shall be covered by this notice.
b. Supports the claim with a certified statement that the principal contractor received the
notice described in paragraph “a”.
2. This section shall not apply to highway, bridge, or culvert projects as referred to in
section 573.28.
[C31, 35, §10312-d1; C39, §10312.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.15]
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Notes of Decisions
Accurate Controls, Inc. v. Cerro Gordo Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, 627 F. Supp. 2d 976 (N.D. Iowa 2009).
· cites it 130× “7 and timely filed the instant civil actions in this court; (2) that Iowa law provides that it may recover its unpaid contract price; and (3) that it was not a material supplier, so that it was not required to comply with the notice requirements of Iowa Code § 573.15 . The…”
Lumberman's Wholesale Co. v. Ohio Farmers Ins. Co., 402 N.W.2d 413 (Iowa 1987).
· cites it 18× “Miami and its surety resisted payment, alleging that, although the claim was timely filed, Lumberman’s had failed to comply with the notice requirement imposed on a material supplier by Iowa Code section 573.15 (1983). The district court found that the required notice had not…”
Iowa Supply Co. v. Grooms & Co. Constr., 428 N.W.2d 662 (Iowa 1988).
· cites it 4× “On April 13, 1984, within thirty days of the final delivery to Colton, Iowa Supply filed an itemized statement of claim against Grooms and CIRHA pursuant to Iowa Code section 573.15 (1987). This statement showed a gross amount due to Iowa Supply for materials supplied to Colton…”
First Fed. State Bank v. Town of Malvern, 270 N.W.2d 818 (Iowa 1978).
· cites it 5× “15 provides: No part of the unpaid fund due the contractor shall be retained as provided in this chapter on claims for material furnished, other than materials ordered by the general contractor or his authorized agent, unless such claims are supported by a certified statement…”
Econ. Forms Corp. v. City of Cedar Rapids, 340 N.W.2d 259 (Iowa 1983).
· cites it 2× “” The certification in this case was by an affidavit furnished to the City subsequent to the initial filing of the claim but still within the statutory period for filing claims.”
Lennox Indus., Inc. v. City of Davenport, 320 N.W.2d 575 (Iowa 1982).
“It had a contract with the prime mechanical contractor to furnish cooling and heating units that were an integral part of the project plans and specifications.”
Smith v. Iowa Ass'n of Cmty. Coll. Trs. (Iowa Ct. App. 2024).
· cites it 4× “Compare Iowa Code § 573.15 (A) (allowing the public corporation to “release retained funds upon completion of ninety-five percent of the contract” and providing the process), with id.”
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