§ 61-113.1. Partial payment - Retainage.

A.  A public construction contract shall provide for partial payment based upon work completed.  The contract shall provide that up to five percent (5%) of all partial payments made shall be withheld as retainage.

B.  The Department of Transportation or the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority shall not withhold retainage on public construction contracts awarded by the Department or the Authority.

C.  The Department of Transportation shall not withhold retainage or require any bond on projects awarded to railroads on the railroad's privately owned or operated rail property.

Added by Laws 1977, c. 74, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1977.  Amended by Laws 1983, c. 67, § 1, emerg. eff. April 29, 1983; Laws 1995, c. 200, § 2, emerg. eff. May 19, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 278, § 4, emerg. eff. May 27, 1997; Laws 2006, c. 271, § 19, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2011, c. 99, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.