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Payment by Owner to Contractor is an absolute condition precedent to Contractor's obligation to pay Subcontractor.
Contractor will pay Subcontractor within a fixed period after approval of Subcontractor's payment application, except for amounts directly disputed because of Subcontractor's own defective work.
Retainage will be released only after final completion of the Project and final payment by Owner.
Retainage for Subcontractor's scope will be released within a fixed period after Subcontractor's substantial completion and completion of its punch list.
Subcontractor waives lien rights and will execute an unconditional waiver before payment is released.
Subcontractor will provide conditional waivers before payment and unconditional waivers only after corresponding good funds are received.
No extra or changed work will be compensated unless authorized by a fully executed change order before the work starts.
Written field direction or email approval preserves Subcontractor's right to time and compensation while formal change-order paperwork is completed.
Subcontractor is liable for all damages arising from late performance, including owner liquidated damages and extended overhead.
Subcontractor is liable only for delay damages caused solely by Subcontractor, subject to a reasonable cap, with time extensions for GC, owner, design, site-readiness, and predecessor delays.
Subcontractor will indemnify and defend Contractor for claims arising out of the Work, including claims caused in part by Contractor.
Subcontractor indemnifies Contractor only to the proportionate extent claims are caused by Subcontractor's negligent acts, omissions, or breach.
Subcontractor assumes toward Contractor all obligations Contractor assumes toward Owner under the Prime Contract.
Prime contract terms flow down only to the extent they directly relate to Subcontractor's scope, are provided before signing, and do not conflict with this Subcontract.
Contractor may supplement Subcontractor's work and deduct all related costs from amounts owed to Subcontractor.
Contractor may backcharge only after written notice, a reasonable opportunity to cure, and documentation of reasonable direct costs caused by Subcontractor.
Contractor may elect arbitration or court in its sole discretion, and Subcontractor waives jury trial and pays Contractor's fees.
Dispute procedures are mutual, local to the project or parties, proportionate to claim size, and do not waive lien, bond, prompt-payment, or emergency remedies.
Subcontractor includes all work necessary for a complete project, whether or not specifically shown or described.
Subcontractor's scope is limited to the proposal, inclusions, exclusions, drawings, and assumptions listed in the subcontract, with changes handled by change order.
Contractor may terminate for convenience at any time, and Subcontractor will be paid only for work accepted at the site.
If Contractor terminates for convenience, Subcontractor is paid for work performed, custom materials, committed costs, reasonable demobilization, overhead, and profit on completed work.