Free Blank South Carolina Construction Subcontractor Agreement (2026)

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South 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: S.C. Code §§ 29-6-10 to 29-6-60
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 conditioning payment to a subcontractor on the contractor's receipt of payment from the owner is against public policy and unenforceable.Source: S.C. Code § 29-6-230
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: S.C. Code § 32-2-10
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: S.C. Code §§ 29-5-10 et seq. (mechanics' liens)
Uninsured subcontractor — workers' compensation	An owner or contractor is liable for compensation to the employees of a subcontractor that has not secured coverage.Source: S.C. Code § 42-1-400
Contractor licensing	Residential Builders Commission — A residential builder or specialty contractor must be licensed or registered with the Commission before contracting; an unlicensed builder cannot file a mechanics lien or sue to enforce the contract.Source: S.C. Code § 40-59-30

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