Free Blank Maryland Construction Subcontractor Agreement (2026)

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Prompt payment to subcontractors	The contractor must pay the subcontractor within 7 days after the contractor receives payment from the owner. Late payment carries the rate the statute sets.Source: Md. Code, Real Prop. §§ 9-301 to 9-305
Retainage cap on private work	Retainage may not exceed 5% of the contract sum or of any payment on contracts of $100,000 or more where the contractor furnishes full performance and payment security.Source: Md. Code, Real Prop. § 9-304
Pay-if-paid clauses	Maryland enforces a pay-if-paid clause only where the contract unmistakably shifts the credit risk; otherwise it fixes the time of payment only.Source: Gilbane Bldg. Co. v. Brisk Waterproofing Co., 86 Md. App. 21, 585 A.2d 248 (1991)
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: Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-401
Subcontractor lien rights	An unpaid subcontractor may record a mechanics lien against the project; the chapter below sets the preliminary-notice and filing deadlines, which run from the subcontractor's last work, not from the general contractor's.Source: Md. Code, Real Prop. §§ 9-101 et seq. (mechanics' liens)
Uninsured subcontractor — workers' compensation	A principal contractor is liable for compensation to the employees of a subcontractor that has not secured coverage.Source: Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. § 9-508
Contractor licensing	Maryland Home Improvement Commission (MHIC) — The contract must state the contractor's name, address, telephone number and MHIC licence number, the salesperson's name and licence number, and must tell the owner that each contractor must be licensed by the Commission and how to reach it.Source: Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-501

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