Bill Text: HI SB2412 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Construction Contracts; Subcontractors and Materialmen; Payments
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-07-10 - (S) Act 260, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1363). [SB2412 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2012-SB2412-Amended.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO CONTRACTS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Act 291, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006, addressed the problem of delayed payments to subcontractors and materialmen on government projects by providing for the prompt payment of subcontractors and materialmen upon the completion of their work or furnishing of materials on government projects. However, the legislature finds that some subcontractors and materialmen are still experiencing delays in payment and that further action is needed to ensure that subcontractors and materialmen obtain timely payment upon the completion of their work on projects in the private sector.
To address some of the concerns raised by subcontractors and materialmen in private-sector projects, this Act requires subcontractors to be paid within ten days of the contractor's receiving payment from the owner in private-sector projects, if the subcontractor's work is found to be complete in accordance with the terms of the subcontract and in the absence of a bona fide dispute between the subcontractor and the contractor concerning the goods or services contracted for.
The purpose of this Act is to address some of the concerns regarding the payment of subcontractors and materialmen on nongovernment projects.
SECTION 2. Section 444-25, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§444-25 Payment for goods and services.
A contractor shall pay the contractor's subcontractor for any goods and
services rendered within [sixty] ten days after receipt of [a
proper statement] an invoice by the subcontractor that [the goods
have been delivered or services have been performed.] includes any
supporting documents as required by the terms of the subcontract and after
receipt by the contractor of payment from the owner for the subcontractor's
work, whichever occurs later. The subcontractor shall be entitled to
receive interest on the unpaid [principal] amount at the rate of one and
one-half per cent per month [commencing on the sixtieth day following
receipt of the statement by the contractor,] from the date payment is
due; provided that this section shall not apply if the delay in payment is
due to a bona fide dispute between the contractor and the subcontractor
concerning the goods and services contracted for. [If there is no bona fide
dispute between the subcontractor and the contractor concerning the goods or
services contracted for, the subcontractor shall be entitled to payment for
goods and services under this section.]
If payment is contingent upon receipt of funds
held in escrow or trust, the contractor shall clearly state this fact in the
contractor's solicitation of bids. If the solicitation for bids contains the
statement that the time of payment is contingent upon the receipt of funds held
in escrow or trust and a contract is awarded in response to the solicitation,
interest [will] shall not begin to accrue upon any unpaid balance
until after the [sixtieth] tenth day following receipt by
the contractor of [the subcontractor's statement or the thirtieth day
following] an invoice by the subcontractor that includes any supporting
documents as required by the terms of the subcontract and receipt of the
escrow or trust funds, whichever occurs later[.]; provided that this
section shall not apply if the delay in payment is due to a bona fide dispute
between the subcontractor and the contractor concerning the goods and services
contracted for.
This section shall not apply to chapter 103 or any section affecting public contracts."
SECTION 3. This Act shall not apply to the payment terms of previously binding written private contracts entered into, construction bids opened, or request for proposals solicited prior to July 1, 2012.
SECTION 4. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2012.
Report Title:
Construction Contracts; Subcontractors and Materialmen; Payments
Description:
Shortens the time by which subcontractors are to receive progress and final payments from contractors on private construction projects. Provides interest penalties for late payments. Effective July 1, 2012. (SB2412 HD2)
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