Free Blank Illinois Construction Subcontractor Agreement (2026)
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Illinois rules that this document follows
| Prompt payment to subcontractors | The contractor must pay the subcontractor within 15 days after the contractor receives payment from the owner. Late payment carries 10% per year.Source: 815 ILCS 603/15 |
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| Retainage cap on private work | Retainage may not exceed 10% of a payment before the work is 50% complete, and must be reduced to 5% once the work is 50% complete.Source: 815 ILCS 603/20 |
| Pay-if-paid clauses | Illinois enforces an express pay-if-paid clause, but the lien statute preserves the subcontractor's mechanics lien regardless of the clause.Source: 770 ILCS 60/21 |
| Anti-indemnity statute | An indemnity clause in a construction contract is void to the extent it makes the subcontractor answer for the indemnitee's own negligence, whether sole or partial; indemnity for the subcontractor's own share of fault is still allowed.Source: 740 ILCS 35/1 |
| Uninsured subcontractor — workers' compensation | A general contractor is liable for compensation to the employees of an uninsured subcontractor engaged on the work.Source: 820 ILCS 305/1(a)(3) |
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