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Public Works, chapter 39.04 RCW (Washington): subcontractor payment and apprentice utilization

Act, published by Washington State Legislature, Chapter 39.04 RCW as published on app.leg.wa.gov on 2026-10-18 (latest session laws in the chapter 2026 c 97 and 2026 c 183; RCW 39.04.320 last amended by 2023 c 342 s 1; RCW 39.04.350 as amended by 2025 c 63 s 1 and 2025 c 173 s 1, in force until 1 July 2027). Washington State.

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4 obligations transcribed from the Act, each held with its clause, the window it sets and what missing it costs.

Where it is writtenThe obligationWindowIf missedDisease
RCW 39.04.250(1)-(3)Pay each subcontractor its share of a payment received for public work within 10 days after receiving itheld in the payable entry register10 daysa breach of contractDisputes
RCW 39.04.250(3); 19.52.025Charge interest, for every month and part of a month, on any payment or retainage wrongfully withheld from you on a public work, at the highest rate allowed under RCW 19.52.025held in the receivable entry registernone setno penalty statedDisputes
RCW 39.04.320(1)-(4), (8), (9); 39.12.055(3)On a public work at or above the awarding body's cost threshold, have no less than 15% of the labor hours performed by apprentices, as the contract specifications requireheld in the timesheet entry registernone seta breach of contractLapsed compliance
RCW 39.04.350(3), (4)(e)On a project subject to apprentice utilization, give the awarding agency an apprentice utilization plan before receiving the notice to proceedheld in the compliance documents registernone seta breach of contractLapsed compliance

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What does Public Works, chapter 39.04 RCW (Washington): subcontractor payment and apprentice utilization RCW 39.04.250(1)-(3) require?

Pay each subcontractor its share of a payment received for public work within 10 days after receiving it. Missing it: a breach of contract. The window is 10 days. Demiton watches it against the payable entry register.

What does Public Works, chapter 39.04 RCW (Washington): subcontractor payment and apprentice utilization RCW 39.04.250(3); 19.52.025 require?

Charge interest, for every month and part of a month, on any payment or retainage wrongfully withheld from you on a public work, at the highest rate allowed under RCW 19.52.025. Missing it: no penalty stated. The clause sets no day count. Demiton watches it against the receivable entry register.

What does Public Works, chapter 39.04 RCW (Washington): subcontractor payment and apprentice utilization RCW 39.04.320(1)-(4), (8), (9); 39.12.055(3) require?

On a public work at or above the awarding body's cost threshold, have no less than 15% of the labor hours performed by apprentices, as the contract specifications require. Missing it: a breach of contract. The clause sets no day count. Demiton watches it against the timesheet entry register.

What does Public Works, chapter 39.04 RCW (Washington): subcontractor payment and apprentice utilization RCW 39.04.350(3), (4)(e) require?

On a project subject to apprentice utilization, give the awarding agency an apprentice utilization plan before receiving the notice to proceed. Missing it: a breach of contract. The clause sets no day count. Demiton watches it against the compliance documents register.

Does Demiton hold every obligation in Public Works, chapter 39.04 RCW (Washington): subcontractor payment and apprentice utilization?

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