Free Blank North Carolina Construction Subcontractor Agreement (2026)
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North Carolina rules that this document follows
| Prompt payment to subcontractors | The contractor must pay the subcontractor within 7 days after the contractor receives payment from the owner. Late payment carries 1% per month.Source: N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 22C-1 to 22C-6 |
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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 | A contract term making payment to a subcontractor conditional on the contractor's receipt of payment from the owner is void and unenforceable, unless the condition is for work the subcontractor did not perform.Source: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 22C-2 |
| 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.C. Gen. Stat. § 22B-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.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 44A-7 et seq. (liens on real property) |
| Uninsured subcontractor — workers' compensation | A principal, intermediate or subcontractor is liable for compensation to the employees of any subcontractor under it that has not secured coverage; the contractor may require a certificate of insurance.Source: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-19 |
| Contractor licensing | North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors — A general contractor licence is required for construction or improvement of a building where the cost of the undertaking is $40,000 or more.Source: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 87-1 |
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The template follows the North Carolina rules listed on this page (reviewed September 2026). A blank form becomes a binding document only once it is completed correctly and signed by the parties. Check the state facts below and consider an attorney for unusual situations.
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