StatutoryFree to readcurrent
United States Congress
payment bonds on federal constructionnotice and suit deadlines for federal subcontractor claims
Included because federal construction in California carries NO mechanics lien and no state stop payment notice, the payment bond is the entire remedy, on a different clock. A California contractor applying the Civil Code deadlines to a federal job on Californian soil will miss the claim. This is a real and live gap, not a completeness note.
De facto standardPaywalled
American Institute of Architects / ConsensusDocs
standard contract forms (US)certificationchange orders
De facto standardPaywalled
The American Institute of Architects
progress payment mechanicsgrounds for withholding certificationstored materials conditionsretainage reduction at substantial completionconditions precedent to final payment
Needed because several payment application conventions only make sense against the withholding and substantial completion machinery in the general conditions. A contractor who does not know the certifier's stated grounds for withholding cannot tell a legitimate deduction from a negotiating position.
De facto standardPaywalled
The American Institute of Architects
application for payment structureschedule of values continuation sheetwork completed to date and stored materials presentationretainage computation on a certificatecertification for payment
De facto standardFree to read2nd edition (2017)
Society of Construction Law
delay analysisextension of timedisruptionrecords
De facto standardFree to read29R-03
AACE International
forensic schedule analysisdelay methodology