16-6-121. Notice required to receive protection under a bond or guarantee; limitation; notice required by owner in project specifications.
(a) Any subcontractor or materialman entitled to the protection of a bond or other form of guarantee approved by a public entity under W.S. 16-6-112 shall give notice of his right to that protection to the general contractor. Failure to give notice to a general contractor who has complied with subsections (f) and (g) of this section waives the subcontractor or materialman's protection under the bond or guarantee.
(b) The notice shall be given no later than sixty (60) days after the date on which services or materials are first furnished.
(c) The notice shall be sent to the general contractor by certified mail, electronic means or delivered to and receipted by the general contractor or his agent. Notice by certified mail or electronic means is effective on the date the notice is mailed or sent electronically.
(d) The notice shall be in writing and shall state that it is a notice of a right to protection under the bond or guarantee. The notice shall be signed by the subcontractor or materialman and shall include the following information:
(i) The subcontractor or materialman's name, address and phone number and the name of a contact person;
(ii) The name and address of the subcontractor's or materialman's vendor; and
(iii) The type or description of the materials or services provided.
(e) This section shall only apply where the general contractor's contract is for an amount exceeding one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00).
(f) The general contractor shall post on the construction site a prominent sign citing this section and stating that any subcontractor or materialman shall give notice to the general contractor of a right to protection under the bond or guarantee and that failure to provide the notice shall waive the subcontractor or materialman's protection under the bond or guarantee.
(g) The owner or his agent shall provide written notice of the information required by this section in the project specifications.