Free Blank Tennessee Construction Subcontractor Agreement (2026)

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Prompt payment to subcontractors	The contractor must pay the subcontractor within 30 days after the subcontractor's application for payment, or after the contractor is paid, on the schedule the statute sets. Late payment carries the rate the statute sets.Source: Tenn. Code §§ 66-34-101 et seq.
Retainage cap on private work	Retainage may not exceed 5% of the contract sum or of any payment.Source: Tenn. Code § 66-34-103(a)
Pay-if-paid clauses	Tennessee enforces an express condition-precedent payment clause, subject to the prompt-payment chapter.Source: Koch v. Constr. Tech., Inc., 924 S.W.2d 68 (Tenn. 1996)
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: Tenn. Code § 62-6-123
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: Tenn. Code §§ 66-11-101 et seq. (mechanics' and materialmen's liens)
Uninsured subcontractor — workers' compensation	A principal, intermediate contractor or subcontractor is liable for compensation to the employees of an uninsured subcontractor under it.Source: Tenn. Code § 50-6-113
Contractor licensing	Board for Licensing Contractors — A contractor must hold a licence with a monetary limitation high enough for the project; roofing work of $25,000 or more may only be performed by a licensed contractor.Source: Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-6-103

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