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I'm a subcontractor on a job called Gayley which has filed BK . We have filed a lien but want to sue the owner. We are completed with the project and are owed $102,651.99 for retention. Can we hire your company to sue them?
CaliforniaContractor changed the terms of our agreement of payment of materials upon delivery. Also slow payed and have been difficult to work with. Contractor has been through 3 project managers so far for this job. They try and back charge us for their mistakes and won't take responsibility for their actions. We have completed our end of contract and agreement.
North CarolinaThe homeowner wants her son involved in building and remodeling the home the sun is disabled and I was told last night we are required to pay him $18 an hour he knows nothing about construction has never work construction he is not a subcontractor and if we don’t hire him then she’s going to cancel our check
TennesseeI provided a Retainage Bond to a GC on a HUD project and the GC is stating that since the retainage is being held by the owner and not the contractor it will not be released until completion. I was under the impression the bond worked weather the project was HUD, Government or Private. Any advice on this? Or RCW's I can refer to?
WashingtonHello,
I live in Colorado and I have a question regarding the new Retainage law HB 21-1167. I work in construction and have multiple projects. We have a lot of schools and Hospitals. The new law was just brought to my attention by another General Contractor. I would like to know if the contract was written after the law passed and the General Contractor listed 10% withholding are we held to that 10% because it is in the executed contract or does the Retention limits in the new law override the contract?
CaliforniaI have a public project, not with TxDOT nor wholesale water supply, with work valued under $400,000. Reading the FAQs, there is a statement that the Texas public retainage laws apply to projects valued more than $400,000. However, the very next answer states that the retainage applies on public work contracts valued at less than $5M and that the retainage cannot be more than 10-percent. Please clarify. If applicable, can the retainage be reduce and under what conditions?
TexasI need to know how to bid a 208 unit apartment complex labor only sub]-contractors job. It is for the installation and removal of appliances, hardwares, lighting fixtures and wall plates, painting, door handles, toilets, water and drain connectivity, air vents, and blinds. Can you please tell me what is accurate and acceptable as mid-west labor only cpsf or flat pricing, down payments, and legal necessities required?
MichiganSubcontractor working on jobs in Mass with contract value under $3 million
MassachusettsI’m a subcontractor working for post construction cleaning, me and my team finished on may 30th 2022, they require the key to access the building, they refused in July to pay me complete they offer 1/3 of the amount, now I’m trying to get my money and they said that I own money to them
FloridaAs a sub, we have completed the job and retention has not been paid.
Is an active city business license needed for the city in which the job took place in order to receive retention payment?
CaliforniaIn North Carolina, the statues state if I have no employees (or less then 3 to be technical), I do not have to carry WC. Now, at the time of being hired and on the job, I did have WC, as this GC claims his insurance company requires it. I keep trying to explain the law to him and that I do not. I finished the job, and while waiting 2 almost 3 months for everyone else to get done and pass inspections, the policy has now expired. He claims I need a new policy put in place just for them to write the check because their insurance company will audit them and it has to be there that day. I said no, it has to be there while I am on the job, not when you finally get around to writing checks. I do not plan to work for this client any longer and do not need to spend $1,000+ dollars just for them to mail out a check according to the law as I know it. Is there something I am missing? Or is there a way to make him send it? Lein the job? Have a lawyer send a letter demanding he is illegally withholding the moneys? What can I do other then wasting $1,000 to get 2?
North CarolinaWe have an upcoming deadline indicating we need to send a notice of non-payment for a job in Tennessee. The only balance remaining is for retainage on those invoices. Do we need to send this notice for retainage only?
TennesseeI was recently told that Home Improvement Contractors (i.e., kitchen remodel) are not allowed to provide a Time & Materials contract - that the contract must be a set price and any changes to the scope of work/price must be covered with a Change Order. I'm looking for the statute or ordinance to confirm that it is not legal/permissible for the Licensed Contractor to issue a T&M contract. Can anyone help?
CaliforniaI have a question regarding the Prime's delay in submitting a subcontractor's invoices to a vendor for payment. My business provided work for a Prime contractor. They are now rejecting invoices that are over 1 year old, even though we submitted these invoices in a timely fashion. Is there any requirement for a Prime to submit all invoices for service provided within a certain time frame? Or can a Prime hold onto a subcontractor's invoices, without submitting them to the state, for an indefinite period of time? TIA
IllinoisThe State of New Mexico outlaws holding retention on subcontractors. What about landscape contractors? We have a large subcontract for landscaping around a large development and want assurance that the plantings survive. The wording on their warranty is not acceptable to us!
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