Free Blank New Jersey Construction Subcontractor Agreement (2026)
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New Jersey rules that this document follows
| Prompt payment to subcontractors | The contractor must pay the subcontractor within 10 days after the contractor receives payment from the owner. Late payment carries the prime rate plus 1%.Source: N.J. Stat. §§ 2A:30A-1, 2A:30A-2 |
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| Retainage cap on private work | No statutory cap was confirmed — retainage is whatever the subcontract says, and should never exceed what the owner holds from the general contractor |
| Pay-if-paid clauses | New Jersey enforces an unambiguous pay-if-paid clause, subject to the Prompt Payment Act.Source: N.J. Stat. § 2A:30A-2; Fixture Specialists, Inc. v. Global Constr., LLC (D.N.J. 2009) |
| 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: N.J. Stat. § 2A:40A-1 |
| 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: N.J. Stat. §§ 2A:44A-1 et seq. (Construction Lien Law) |
| Uninsured subcontractor — workers' compensation | A contractor placing work with a subcontractor is liable for compensation to the subcontractor's employees unless the subcontractor carries insurance.Source: N.J. Stat. § 34:15-79 |
| Contractor licensing | Division of Consumer Affairs — Contractors' Registration Act — A home improvement contract over $500 must set out the legal name, business address and registration number of the contractor business, plus the licence number of a contractor licensed under P.L. 2023, c. 237, and proof of the required commercial general liability insurance.Source: N.J.S.A. 56:8-151 |
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