Common use of Prompt Payment of Withheld Funds to Subcontractors Clause in Contracts

Prompt Payment of Withheld Funds to Subcontractors. If the TJPA requires retainage from the prime contractor and prompt and regular incremental acceptances of portions, as determined by the TJPA of the contract work and retainage is paid to the prime contractor based on these acceptances, then the prime contractor or subcontractor shall return all monies withheld in retention from all subcontractors within thirty (30) days after receiving payment for work satisfactorily completed and accepted including incremental acceptances of portions of the contract work by the TJPA. Any delay or postponement of payment may take place only for good cause and with the TJPA’s prior written approval. Any violation of these provisions shall subject the violating prime contractor to the penalties, sanctions, and other remedies specified in Section 7108.5 of the California Business Professions Code. This requirement shall not be construed to limit or impair any contractual, administrative, or judicial remedies otherwise, available to the prime contractor or subcontractor in the event of a dispute involving late payment, or nonpayment by the contractor, or deficient subcontractor’s performance, or noncompliance by a subcontractor. This clause applies to both DBE/SBE and non- DBE/SBE subcontractors.