If retainage is not withheld in the prime contract with the Owner, can the General Contractor withhold 10% retainage on the subcontractor invoices/draws?...Read More
Have an initial contract stating that only 90 percent of invoices will be paid till the end . My question is . They have paid invoices in full to date and now admit their mistake and want to retro take from what has already been paid . Is that legal ?...Read More
i am a subcontractor who is constantly faced with issues getting retainage released. I thought after job reached a certain percentage of completion that retainage would also be reduced?...Read More
Hi, I am a graduate student at MSU. Writing a paper on "Who owns the interest on retainage" Contractor/Owner? Could anyone please guide me to specific rules Michigan law have about interest earned on retainage. Thank you...Read More
I am a sub contractor working for a general contractor. I have a contract with the company for job #321. They ask me to do some extra work, but I do not get a contact. Can they hold retention on the amount due for the extras that are beyond the contract amount?...Read More
We are a subcontractor in Colorado, we entered into a contract for $43K. The contract that was signed states that retainage will be 10%, however I thought that Colorado Limited this to 5%. The customer is stating that the subcontract agreement supersedes the law. Is this accurate?...Read More
We are holding a 5% Retainage on this current job. The question I have is this. We do our billings by AIA Forms g702 & g703. When calculating this retainage each billing, do I request my payment before or after the 5% retainage? Example: My Mobilization Schedule of Values Total is $15,000.00 I am wa...Read More...Read More
With 10% retainage being held on an electrical contract that will run through the entirety of the construction project (not completed partially through overall project, etc.) Should the approved percentage of a given pay app reflect the estimated completion of the work independently of the retainage, o...Read More...Read More
I am the prime contractor on a residential addition. We finished the project and the customer submitted payment, but held back 10% on the project total. Retainage was not specified or mentioned in our contract. Thank you in advance!...Read More
Hello! We have affordable housing project in Connecticut, we are materials supplier, owner is non profit organization. Which project type in Levelset we should select for Affordable housing projects- can affordable housing projects be under "state/county" type? Our last delivery was 07/29/2021, ...Read More...Read More
Im debating this issue with my father and I do not see how this apply to residential projects when all the language appears to be for public and commercial projects....Read More
I am an HVAC subcontractor. This job is in Texas. This fast food restaurant job is finished, mostly, and the end user customer is using the facility. They have become unresponsive to us and the general. We previously filed some notices, and we were paid on those. Now it is just the retainage, about $1...Read More...Read More